Where does “missier” come from?

missier (Maltese) comes from Sicilian misseri, from Old Occitan meser — mister, sir.

missier (Maltese): father

Definitions

  1. father

Ancestry of “missier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sicilianmisseri—
2Old Occitanmesermister, sir
Every word from Old Occitan meser →Every word from Sicilian misseri →