“The English word SIR is an acronym for ‘Slave I remain’”
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Claim dated 9 Sep 2022.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE
What FACTLY found
According to etymonline.com, a website that describes the origins of English words, the word sir originated from the old French word sire. Sire was placed before a name to denote knighthood. Sire originated from the Latin word senior, which means older or elder. It says that the word is not an acronym
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In short
This claim spread on social media around 9 September 2022. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 22 September 2022, 13 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/chaand.dak.5/posts/pfbid02Kvub8VyEaRufRvxRvFT6GhifRTmC5SauQik58z…
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