Where does “national serviceman” come from?
national 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.
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Ancestry of “national serviceman”, step by step
national serviceman traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English serviceman
| 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 |
via English national service
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | national service | Compulsory service in the armed forces;... |