Where does “unservable” come from?
unservable (English) comes from English servable, from English serve, from French servir, from German servieren, from Italian servire, from Spanish servir, from Latin serviō, from Latin servus — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.
unservable (English): Not servable
Definitions
- Not servable
Ancestry of “unservable”, step by step
unservable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English servable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | servable | Capable of being served; Capable of being... |
| 2 | English | serve | An act of putting the ball or shuttlecock in play... |
| 3 | French | servir | to serve; to be used for; to be useful for... |
| 4 | German | servieren | to serve (food); to wait (at table) |
| 5 | Italian | servire | to serve; to need; to plate |
| 6 | Spanish | servir | to serve; to be of use, to be good for; to help... |
| 7 | Latin | serviō | to be a slave to; to serve |
| 8 | Latin | servus | a servant; a serf; a slave |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | serwos | guardian |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ser-wo-s | guardian |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ser- | to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |