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Where does “serĝento” come from?

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

serĝento (Esperanto): sergeant

Definitions

  1. sergeant

Ancestry of “serĝento”, step by step

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

Words derived from “serĝento”

  • ĉefserĝento
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