Where does “σερβιετούλα” come from?
σερβιετούλα (Greek) comes from Greek σερβιέτα, from French serviette, 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.
σερβιετούλα (Greek): Diminutive of σερβιέτα
Ancestry of “σερβιετούλα”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Greek | σερβιέτα | sanitary napkin, sanitary pad, sanitary towel |
| 2 | French | serviette | towel; napkin; briefcase |
| 3 | French | servir | to serve; to be used for; to be useful for... |
| 4 | German | servieren | To serve ; to wait |
| 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 | — |
| 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 |