Where does “servitute” come from?

servitute (English) comes from Middle English servitute, from Latin servitūs, from Latin servus, from Proto-Italic serwos, from Proto-Indo-European ser-wo-s, from Proto-Indo-European ser- — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.

servitute (English): Obsolete form of servitude

Definitions

  1. Obsolete form of servitude

Ancestry of “servitute”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishservituteServitude or bondage
2Latinservitūsslavery, servitude
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
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