Where does “sior” come from?

sior (Venetian) comes from Old Irish sír, from Proto-Celtic sīros, from Proto-Indo-European seh₁-ró-s, from Proto-Indo-European seh₁- — to impress, insert; to sow, to plant; long,...

sior (Venetian): master, lord; mister, sir

Definitions

  1. master, lord; mister, sir

Ancestry of “sior”, step by step

sior traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Irish sír

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishsírlong; lasting
2Proto-Celticsīroslong
3Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₁-ró-s—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₁-to impress, insert; to sow, to plant; long,...

via Latin senior

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

Words derived from “sior”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₁-ró-s →Every word from Proto-Celtic sīros →