Etymology of the English word sirrah
the English word
sirrahderived from the English word
sirderived from the Old French word
sirederived from the Vulgar Latin word
senior (older, elderly man, senior)
derived from the Late Latin word
senex (aged, old; old man)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*sen-Date
The earliest known usage of sirrah in English dates from the 16th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
