Where does “microserf” come from?
microserf (English) comes from English serf, from Middle English serf, from Old French serf, 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.
microserf (English): An individual working in a low-paid service...
Definitions
- An individual working in a low-paid service...
Ancestry of “microserf”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | serf | a partially free peasant of a low hereditary... |
| 2 | Middle English | serf | — |
| 3 | Old French | serf | serf; first-person singular present indicative of... |
| 4 | Latin | servus | a servant; a serf; a slave |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | serwos | guardian |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ser-wo-s | guardian |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ser- | to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together |