Where does “sinjur” come from?

sinjur (Maltese) comes from Sicilian signuri, from Latin senior, from Latin senex, from Proto-Indo-European sénos — old.

sinjur (Maltese): lord; master; Mister, Sir

Definitions

  1. lord; master; Mister, Sir

Ancestry of “sinjur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Siciliansignuri—
2Latinseniorolder, elder; rather old; a lord, sir; an abbot
3Latinsenexold, aged, elderly; old person, old man, old...
4Proto-Indo-Europeansénosold

Words derived from “sinjur”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sénos →Every word from Latin senex →Every word from Latin senior →