Where does “visseuse” come from?
visseuse (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.
visseuse (French): electric screwdriver, power screwdriver, screwgun
Definitions
- electric screwdriver, power screwdriver, screwgun
Ancestry of “visseuse”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 ; to wait |
| 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 | — |
| 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 |