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

  1. waiter

Ancestry of “сервитьор”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchserviteurservant
2Latinservītora servant, a servitor
3Frenchserveurwaiter; server
4Frenchservirto serve; to be used for; to be useful for...
5Germanservierento serve (food); to wait (at table)
6Italianservireto serve; to need; to plate
7Spanishservirto serve; to be of use, to be good for; to help...
8Latinserviōto be a slave to; to serve
9Latinservusa servant; a serf; a slave
10Proto-Italicserwosguardian
11Proto-Indo-Europeanser-wo-sguardian
12Proto-Indo-Europeanser-to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together
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