Where does “server” come from?

server (Catalan) comes from Catalan serva, from Latin serva, 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.

server (Catalan): serviceberry, Sorbus domestica tree

Definitions

  1. serviceberry, Sorbus domestica tree

Ancestry of “server”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanservaserviceberry fruit
2Latinservaa female slave; second-person singular present...
3Latinservusa servant; a serf; a slave
4Proto-Italicserwosguardian
5Proto-Indo-Europeanser-wo-sguardian
6Proto-Indo-Europeanser-to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together

Words derived from “server”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ser- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ser-wo-s →Every word from Proto-Italic serwos →
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