Where does “'sarvo” come from?
'sarvo (English) comes from English arvo, from English afternoon, from Middle English afternone, from Middle English none, from Old English nōn, from Latin nōna, from Latin nōnus, from Latin novenos — new; to nod, assent to.
'sarvo (English): Short for "this arvo"
Definitions
- Short for "this arvo"
Ancestry of “'sarvo”, step by step
'sarvo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English arvo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | arvo | Afternoon |
| 2 | English | afternoon | The part of the day from noon or lunchtime until... |
| 3 | Middle English | afternone | afternoon |
| 4 | Middle English | none | Alternative form of nonne; Alternative form of... |
| 5 | Old English | nōn | noon; the ninth hour; the ninth hour |
| 6 | Latin | nōna | nones canonical hour |
| 7 | Latin | nōnus | ninth |
| 8 | Latin | novenos | accusative masculine plural of novēnus |
| 9 | Latin | novem | nine; 9; first-person singular present active... |
| 10 | Latin | novo | I make new, renew, refresh; I alter, change;... |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | nowāō | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | néweh₂ti | to renew |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | néwos | new |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | new- | new; to nod, assent to |
via English this
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | this | The (thing) here used in indicating something or someone nearby |
| 2 | Middle English | þis | this; Alternative form of þes |
| 3 | Old English | þis | nominative/accusative neuter singular of þēs |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | þat | nominative/accusative singular neuter of *sa |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | tód | demonstrative pronoun; that; it |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | to- | it; that; the, that |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | só | this; that |