Where does “servantdom” come from?
servantdom (English) comes from English servant, from Middle English servaunt, from Old French servant, from Old French servir, from Latin serviō, from Latin servus, from Proto-Italic serwos, from Proto-Indo-European ser-wo-s — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.
servantdom (English): The realm or sphere of servants
Definitions
- The realm or sphere of servants
Ancestry of “servantdom”, step by step
servantdom traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English servant
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | servant | One who is hired to perform regular household or... |
| 2 | Middle English | servaunt | A labourer or employee; one who works for another |
| 3 | Old French | servant | present participle of servir; that serves; that... |
| 4 | Old French | servir | to serve |
| 5 | Latin | serviō | to be a slave to; to serve |
| 6 | Latin | servus | a servant; a serf; a slave |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | serwos | guardian |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ser-wo-s | guardian |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ser- | to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together |
via English DOM
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | DOM | Initialism of date of marriage; Initialism of... |
| 2 | English | dominance | The state of being dominant; of prime importance;... |
| 3 | English | -ance | Added to an adjective or verb to form a noun... |
| 4 | Middle English | -aunce | Forms nouns indicating states or processes, usually from verbs or other nouns; -ance |
| 5 | Old French | -ance | ance (suffix used to form nouns) |
| 6 | Latin | -ia | Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually... |
| 7 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |