Where does “ser” come from?
ser (Italian) comes from Italian messer, from Italian messere, from Old Occitan meser — mister, sir.
ser (Italian): sir
Ancestry of “ser”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | messer | Form of address equivalent to signore |
| 2 | Italian | messere | Form of address equivalent to signore |
| 3 | Old Occitan | meser | mister, sir |