Where does “dévissage” come from?
dévissage (French) comes from French dévisser, from French visser, 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.
dévissage (French): unscrewing
Definitions
- unscrewing
Ancestry of “dévissage”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | dévisser | to unscrew, undo |
| 2 | French | visser | to screw in; to screw on |
| 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 |