Where does “subservience” come from?
subservience (English) comes from English subservient, from Latin subserviens, from Latin subservio, from Latin serviō, 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.
subservience (English): The state of being subservient
Definitions
- The state of being subservient
Ancestry of “subservience”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | subservient | Useful in an inferior capacity; Obsequiously... |
| 2 | Latin | subserviens | |
| 3 | Latin | subservio | I serve; am subservient to |
| 4 | Latin | serviō | to be a slave to; to serve |
| 5 | Latin | servus | a servant; a serf; a slave |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | serwos | guardian |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ser-wo-s | guardian |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ser- | to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together |