Where does “maorsháirsint” come from?
maorsháirsint (Irish) comes from Irish sáirsint, from English sergeant, from Russian сержант, from Polish sierżant, from French sergent, from Middle French sergent, from Old French serjant, from Medieval Latin serviens — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.
maorsháirsint (Irish): sergeant major
Definitions
- sergeant major
Ancestry of “maorsháirsint”, step by step
maorsháirsint traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Irish sáirsint
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irish | sáirsint | sergeant |
| 2 | English | sergeant | UK army rank with NATO code OR-6, senior to... |
| 3 | Russian | сержант | sergeant |
| 4 | Polish | sierżant | sergeant |
| 5 | French | sergent | sergeant |
| 6 | Middle French | sergent | — |
| 7 | Old French | serjant | a military rank, roughly equivalent to sergeant |
| 8 | Medieval Latin | serviens | a servant, vassal, soldier, apparitor; serving;... |
| 9 | Latin | serviēns | serving, (as a servant or slave) |
| 10 | Latin | serviō | to be a slave to; to serve |
| 11 | Latin | servus | a servant; a serf; a slave |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | serwos | guardian |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ser-wo-s | guardian |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | ser- | to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together |