Where does “unsubservient” come from?

unsubservient (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.

unsubservient (English): Not subservient

Definitions

  1. Not subservient

Ancestry of “unsubservient”, step by step

unsubservient traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English subservient

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsubservientUseful in an inferior capacity; Obsequiously...
2Latinsubserviens
3LatinsubservioI serve; am subservient to
4Latinserviōto be a slave to; to serve
5Latinservusa servant; a serf; a slave
6Proto-Italicserwosguardian
7Proto-Indo-Europeanser-wo-sguardian
8Proto-Indo-Europeanser-to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together

via English un

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishunOne
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ser-