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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

  1. sergeant; to go out and engage women in order to...

Ancestry of “sarge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsergeantUK army rank with NATO code OR-6, senior to...
2Russianсержантsergeant
3Polishsierżantsergeant
4Frenchsergentsergeant
5Middle Frenchsergent—
6Old Frenchserjanta military rank, roughly equivalent to sergeant
7Medieval Latinserviensa servant, vassal, soldier, apparitor; serving;...
8Latinserviēns—
9Latinserviō—
10Latinservusa servant; a serf; a slave
11Proto-Italicserwosguardian
12Proto-Indo-Europeanser-wo-sguardian
13Proto-Indo-Europeanser-to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together

Words derived from “sarge”

  • saja
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