Where does “ex-serviceman” come from?
ex-serviceman (English) comes from English serviceman, from English service, from Middle English servise, from Old English serfis, from Old French servise, from Latin servitium, from Latin -itia, from Latin -ia — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
ex-serviceman (English): A man who used to be in the armed forces
Definitions
- A man who used to be in the armed forces
Ancestry of “ex-serviceman”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | serviceman | A man who serves in the armed forces; A person,... |
| 2 | English | service | An act of being of assistance to someone; The... |
| 3 | Middle English | servise | service; servitude; vasselage |
| 4 | Old English | serfis | service |
| 5 | Old French | servise | service; servitude; vasselage; church service |
| 6 | Latin | servitium | slavery, servitude; slaves; service |
| 7 | Latin | -itia | -ness, -ity |
| 8 | Latin | -ia | Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually... |
| 9 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |