Where does “subserve” come from?
Subserve comes from Latin subservīre, meaning to serve under or be subject to, from sub- (under) and servīre (to serve).
subserve (English): To serve to promote ; to be useful to; To assist...
Definitions
- To serve to promote ; to be useful to; To assist...
Ancestry of “subserve”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | subservire | present active infinitive of subserviō |
Words derived from “subserve”