Where does “sur” come from?

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

sur (Maltese): wall, rampart; bastion; rock

Definitions

  1. wall, rampart; bastion; rock

Ancestry of “sur”, step by step

sur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Maltese sinjur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Maltesesinjurlord; master; Mister, Sir
2Siciliansignuri
3Latinseniorolder, elder; rather old; a lord, sir; an abbot
4Latinsenexold, aged, elderly; old person, old man, old...
5Proto-Indo-Europeansénosold

via Arabic سُور

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicسُورwall
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sénosEvery word from Latin senexEvery word from Latin senior