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Where does “ĉefserĝento” come from?

ĉefserĝento (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto serĝento, from French sergent, from Middle French sergent, from Old French serjant, from Medieval Latin serviens, from Latin serviēns, from Latin serviō, from Latin servus — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.

ĉefserĝento (Esperanto): chief sergeant

Definitions

  1. chief sergeant

Ancestry of “ĉefserĝento”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantoserĝentosergeant
2Frenchsergentsergeant
3Middle Frenchsergent—
4Old Frenchserjanta military rank, roughly equivalent to sergeant
5Medieval Latinserviensa servant, vassal, soldier, apparitor; serving;...
6Latinserviēns—
7Latinserviō—
8Latinservusa servant; a serf; a slave
9Proto-Italicserwosguardian
10Proto-Indo-Europeanser-wo-sguardian
11Proto-Indo-Europeanser-to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together
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