Where does “subservientness” come from?
subservientness (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.
subservientness (English): The quality of being subservient
Definitions
- The quality of being subservient
Ancestry of “subservientness”, step by step
subservientness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English subservient
| 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 |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |