Where does “servistino” come from?
servistino (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto servi, 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.
servistino (Esperanto): a female servant, maid
Definitions
- a female servant, maid
Ancestry of “servistino”, step by step
servistino traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Esperanto servi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | servi | to serve |
| 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 Esperanto isto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | isto | A professional, a person who belongs to a... |
| 2 | Esperanto | -isto | a person who belongs to a profession occupied... |
| 3 | Latin | -ista | -ist; one who practises or believes |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ιστής | Alternative form of -τής; -ist |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | -tās | — |