Where does “service tree” come from?
service tree (English) comes from Middle English serves, from Old English syrfe, from Vulgar Latin sorbea, from Latin sorbus, from Indo-European *ser-.
service tree (English): Either of two rare Old World deciduous trees,...
Definitions
- Either of two rare Old World deciduous trees,...
Ancestry of “service tree”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | serves | — |
| 2 | Old English | syrfe | — |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | sorbea | — |
| 4 | Latin | sorbus | sorb; service tree; "Sorbus domestica" |
| 5 | Indo-European | *ser- | — |