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Where does “visar” come from?

visar (Ido) 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.

visar (Ido): to screw in: turn in a screw

Definitions

  1. to screw in: turn in a screw

Ancestry of “visar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchvisserto screw in; to screw on
2Frenchservirto serve; to be used for; to be useful for...
3GermanservierenTo serve ; to wait
4Italianservireto serve; to need; to plate
5Spanishservirto serve; to be of use, to be good for; to help...
6Latinserviō—
7Latinservusa servant; a serf; a slave
8Proto-Italicserwosguardian
9Proto-Indo-Europeanser-wo-sguardian
10Proto-Indo-Europeanser-to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together

Words derived from “visar”

  • desvisar
  • visilo
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