Where does “inservient” come from?

inservient (English) comes from Latin inserviens, 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.

inservient (English): Conducive; instrumental

Definitions

  1. Conducive; instrumental

Ancestry of “inservient”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latininserviensdeferring to, serving
2Latininservirepresent active infinitive of īnserviō;...
3Latinservīre—
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
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