Where does “servir” come from?

servir (Asturian) comes from Latin serviō, from Latin servus, from Proto-Italic serwos, from Proto-Indo-European ser-wo-s, from Proto-Indo-European ser- — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.

servir (Asturian): to serve

Definitions

  1. to serve

Ancestry of “servir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinserviōto be a slave to; to serve
2Latinservusa servant; a serf; a slave
3Proto-Italicserwosguardian
4Proto-Indo-Europeanser-wo-sguardian
5Proto-Indo-Europeanser-to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ser- →