sinjur
Maltese
noun
Definitions
- lord
- master
- Mister, Sir (form of address)
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian signore (sir) derived from Latin senior (older, elder).
Origin
Latin
senior
Gloss
older, elder
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- senior English
- *seior Latin
- *senior Latin
- consenior Latin
- senior Latin
- senioritas Latin
- seniōrem Latin
- Senior German
- nossignore Italian
- signoraggio Italian
- signore Italian
- signoreggiare Italian
- signorile Italian
- signornò Italian
- signorotto Italian
- sissignore Italian
- senior French
- senior Spanish, Castilian
- señor Spanish, Castilian
- sénior Spanish, Castilian
- sénior Portuguese
- senior Polish
- seignor Old French
- sire Old French
- sinjoro Esperanto
- sennor Old Portuguese
- signôr Friulian
- segnor Old Occitan
- senher Old Occitan
- sior Venetian
- sinar Dalmatian
- sinaur Dalmatian
- sinjaur Dalmatian
- senior Interlingua