Where does “sergeantry” come from?
sergeantry (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.
sergeantry (English): Alternative form of serjeanty
Definitions
- Alternative form of serjeanty
Ancestry of “sergeantry”, step by step
sergeantry traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English sergeant
| 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 |
via English ry
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ry | A test pattern consisting of a repeating character string alternating letters R and Y, used to test five-level teleprinter and radioteletype (RTTY) systems |