Where does “servitude” come from?

Servitude comes from Middle French servitude, from Latin servitus, derived from Latin ser- combined with the suffix -tus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ser-wo- and Proto-Indo-European -tós.

servitude (English): The state of being a slave; slavery; A qualified...

Definitions

  1. The state of being a slave; slavery; A qualified...

Ancestry of “servitude”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchservitude—
2Latinservitūdōservitude, slavery
3Latinservusa servant; a serf; a slave
4Proto-Italicserwosguardian
5Proto-Indo-Europeanser-wo-sguardian
6Proto-Indo-Europeanser-to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together

Words derived from “servitude”

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