Where does “servus” come from?

servus (German) comes from Latin servus, from Proto-Italic serwos, from Proto-Indo-European ser-wo-s, from Proto-Indo-European ser- — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.

servus (German): hello, hi; goodbye, bye, farewell; cheers

Definitions

  1. hello, hi; goodbye, bye, farewell; cheers

Ancestry of “servus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinservusa servant; a serf; a slave
2Proto-Italicserwosguardian
3Proto-Indo-Europeanser-wo-sguardian
4Proto-Indo-Europeanser-to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together

Words derived from “servus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ser- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ser-wo-s →Every word from Proto-Italic serwos →
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