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Where does “signuri” come from?
signuri (Sicilian) comes from Latin senior, from Latin senex, from Proto-Indo-European sénos — old.
Ancestry of “signuri”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Latin
senior
older, elder; rather old; a lord, sir; an abbot
2
Latin
senex
old, aged, elderly; old person, old man, old...
3
Proto-Indo-European
sénos
old
Words derived from “signuri”
sinjur
sur
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