Where does “σερβιτόρος” come from?
σερβιτόρος (Greek) comes from Italian servitore, from Late Latin servitor, from Latin serviō, 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.
σερβιτόρος (Greek): male waiter
Definitions
- male waiter
Ancestry of “σερβιτόρος”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | servitore | servant; server |
| 2 | Late Latin | servitor | a servant, a servitor |
| 3 | Latin | serviō | to be a slave to; to serve |
| 4 | Latin | servus | a servant; a serf; a slave |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | serwos | guardian |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ser-wo-s | guardian |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ser- | to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together |