Where does “serviceability” come from?
Serviceability derives from English service, from Middle English servise, from Old French servise, from Latin servitium, ultimately from Latin servus meaning slave or servant, with the suffix -ibilis denoting capability or quality.
serviceability (English): The property of being serviceable, of being...
Definitions
- The property of being serviceable, of being...
Ancestry of “serviceability”, step by step
serviceability traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English service
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | service | An act of being of assistance to someone; The... |
| 2 | Middle English | servise | service; servitude; vasselage |
| 3 | Old English | serfis | service |
| 4 | Old French | servise | service; servitude; vasselage; church service |
| 5 | Latin | servitium | slavery, servitude; slaves; service |
| 6 | Latin | -itia | -ness, -ity |
| 7 | Latin | -ia | Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually... |
| 8 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |
via English serviceable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | serviceable | Easy to service; Repairable instead of... |
| 2 | Old French | servisable | — |