Where does “сервитьор” come from?
сервитьор (Bulgarian) comes from French serviteur, from Latin servītor, from French serveur, from French servir, from German servieren, from Italian servire, from Spanish servir, from Latin serviō — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.
сервитьор (Bulgarian): waiter
Definitions
- waiter
Ancestry of “сервитьор”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | serviteur | servant |
| 2 | Latin | servītor | a servant, a servitor |
| 3 | French | serveur | waiter; server |
| 4 | French | servir | to serve; to be used for; to be useful for... |
| 5 | German | servieren | to serve (food); to wait (at table) |
| 6 | Italian | servire | to serve; to need; to plate |
| 7 | Spanish | servir | to serve; to be of use, to be good for; to help... |
| 8 | Latin | serviō | to be a slave to; to serve |
| 9 | Latin | servus | a servant; a serf; a slave |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | serwos | guardian |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ser-wo-s | guardian |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ser- | to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together |