Where does “servible” come from?

servible (Catalan) comes from Catalan servir, from Old Catalan servir, 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.

servible (Catalan): serviceable, usable

Definitions

  1. serviceable, usable

Ancestry of “servible”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanservirto serve; to be useful, to be good for
2Old Catalanservir
3Latinserviōto be a slave to; to serve
4Latinservusa servant; a serf; a slave
5Proto-Italicserwosguardian
6Proto-Indo-Europeanser-wo-sguardian
7Proto-Indo-Europeanser-to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ser-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ser-wo-sEvery word from Proto-Italic serwos
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