Where does “sire” come from?

sire (Old French) comes from Vulgar Latin seior, from Latin senior, from Latin senex, from Proto-Indo-European sénos — old.

sire (Old French): nominative singular of sieur; master, sir, lord;...

Definitions

  1. nominative singular of sieur; master, sir, lord;...

Ancestry of “sire”, step by step

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

Words derived from “sire”

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