Where does “inserve” come from?

inserve (English) comes from Latin inservire, from Latin servīre, 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.

inserve (English): To be of use to an end; to serve

Definitions

  1. To be of use to an end; to serve

Ancestry of “inserve”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latininservirepresent active infinitive of īnserviō;...
2Latinservīre—
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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ser- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ser-wo-s →Every word from Proto-Italic serwos →