@p.u.s.h6:

Zanele Walaza :

we are learning,thanks

Mtimand :

does that mean Sir Elton John is or was a slave???

lkepar98 :

The word sir comes from the Old French word sire, which means "lord" or "father," and ultimately traces back to the Vulgar Latin word senior, meaning "older" or "elder"

christian hernan6345 :

Feel weird but I never call nobody sir

Armando Medina9445 :

False etymology. Sir comes from old French word SIRE, which means lord.

Soni wa Kariz🇰🇪 :

english is a spell language

Douglas Kafingilima :

then what about Madam

trace1615 :

then what's ma'am

Debra / GEN ❌ FBA :

I appreciate the wake up because I didn't know what this meant either and I'm 55 you would have think I would have learned it somewhere along the way so I want to thank you for waking me up.

EddieGar1023 :

Not true.. it originated from the word “Sire”

Duke1776 :

Middle English (sir): First documented in English around 1297 as a title of honor for a knight, and by the 14th century generalized as a polite form of address for men.

shamanzer0 :

it literally comes from old English sire which comes from old french meaning lord.

Cletus :

Sir and squire are similar meaning but definitely doesn’t mean slave I remain 😂😂😂

Newgen :

Not everything is about slavery

MODERATOR :

This is false. The word, sir is derived from the old English word sire

a1un6 :

Not true. The word “Sir” derives from “Sire” meaning elder.

Krish_O :

Sir Alex Ferguson is then a master😂

willierivers :

No damn SIR for me!!!

Royalty ✨️ :

so what about ma'am

Xavier 🥰❤️😝😎🥵😬😜❣️🫣👅🥵 :

nice to know and starting today I will not say that word ever again to no one 💪

TJ :

Sir is Latin for senior , goes back way before slavery, it used over 2000 years ago for elderly of its youth, but in time people turns it

Barefoot Downs :

Nope southern born raised ...it's a term for RESPECT. Better than bruh or dude

MBUGUA :

davidrgrahamjuill :

False. The word "sir" comes from the Middle English sir, an unstressed variant of sire. Sire originated from Old French sire (lord, master), which derived from the Vulgar Latin seior and Latin senior, meaning "older" or "elder". It is not an acronym.