Where does “ser” come from?

ser (Italian) comes from Italian messer, from Italian messere, from Old Occitan meser — mister, sir.

ser (Italian): sir

Definitions

  1. sir

Ancestry of “ser”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianmesserForm of address equivalent to signore
2ItalianmessereForm of address equivalent to signore
3Old Occitanmesermister, sir

Words derived from “ser”

Every word from Old Occitan meser →Every word from Italian messere →Every word from Italian messer →