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

  1. a female servant, maid

Ancestry of “servistino”, step by step

servistino traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Esperanto servi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantoservito serve
2EnglishserveAn act of putting the ball or shuttlecock in play...
3Frenchservirto serve; to be used for; to be useful for...
4Germanservierento serve (food); to wait (at table)
5Italianservireto serve; to need; to plate
6Spanishservirto serve; to be of use, to be good for; to help...
7Latinserviōto be a slave to; to serve
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

via Esperanto isto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EsperantoistoA professional, a person who belongs to a...
2Esperanto-istoa person who belongs to a profession occupied...
3Latin-ista-ist; one who practises or believes
4Ancient Greek-ιστήςAlternative form of -τής; -ist
5Ancient Greek-τήςAppended to verbs to form agent nouns
6Proto-Hellenic-tās
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ser-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ser-wo-sEvery word from Proto-Italic serwos
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