Where does “servitor” come from?
Servitor comes from Middle English servitour, from Latin servitor, derived from the Latin verb servire, itself from servio, ultimately from Latin servus meaning slave, traced to Proto-Indo-European ser-.
servitor (English): One who performs the duties of a servant; One who...
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- One who performs the duties of a servant; One who...
Ancestry of “servitor”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | servitour | A servant or attendant |
| 2 | Latin | servītor | a servant, a servitor |
| 3 | French | serveur | waiter; server |
| 4 | French | servir | to serve; to be used for; to be useful for... |
| 5 | German | servieren | to serve (food); to wait (at table) |
| 6 | Italian | servire | to serve; to need; to plate |
| 7 | Spanish | servir | to serve; to be of use, to be good for; to help... |
| 8 | Latin | serviō | to be a slave to; to serve |
| 9 | Latin | servus | a servant; a serf; a slave |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | serwos | guardian |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ser-wo-s | guardian |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ser- | to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together |