Where does “vissa” come from?
vissa (French) comes from French visser, from French servir, from German servieren, from Italian servire, from Spanish servir, from Latin serviō, from Latin servus, from Proto-Italic serwos — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.
vissa (French): third-person singular past historic of visser
Definitions
- third-person singular past historic of visser
Ancestry of “vissa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | visser | to screw in; to screw on |
| 2 | French | servir | to serve; to be used for; to be useful for... |
| 3 | German | servieren | to serve (food); to wait (at table) |
| 4 | Italian | servire | to serve; to need; to plate |
| 5 | Spanish | servir | to serve; to be of use, to be good for; to help... |
| 6 | Latin | serviō | to be a slave to; to serve |
| 7 | Latin | servus | a servant; a serf; a slave |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | serwos | guardian |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ser-wo-s | guardian |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ser- | to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together |