Where does “sarge” come from?
sarge (English) comes from English sergeant, from Russian сержант, from Polish sierżant, from French sergent, from Middle French sergent, from Old French serjant, from Medieval Latin serviens, from Latin serviēns — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.
sarge (English): sergeant; to go out and engage women in order to...
Definitions
- sergeant; to go out and engage women in order to...
Ancestry of “sarge”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sergeant | UK army rank with NATO code OR-6, senior to... |
| 2 | Russian | сержант | sergeant |
| 3 | Polish | sierżant | sergeant |
| 4 | French | sergent | sergeant |
| 5 | Middle French | sergent | — |
| 6 | Old French | serjant | a military rank, roughly equivalent to sergeant |
| 7 | Medieval Latin | serviens | a servant, vassal, soldier, apparitor; serving;... |
| 8 | Latin | serviēns | serving, (as a servant or slave) |
| 9 | Latin | serviō | to be a slave to; to serve |
| 10 | Latin | servus | a servant; a serf; a slave |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | serwos | guardian |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ser-wo-s | guardian |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ser- | to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together |