Where does “pianseirbhís” come from?
pianseirbhís (Irish) comes from Irish seirbhís, from Middle Irish seirbís, from Old French servise, from Latin servitium, from Latin -itia, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
pianseirbhís (Irish): penal servitude
Definitions
- penal servitude
Ancestry of “pianseirbhís”, step by step
pianseirbhís traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Irish seirbhís
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irish | seirbhís | service |
| 2 | Middle Irish | seirbís | — |
| 3 | Old French | servise | service; servitude; vasselage; church service |
| 4 | Latin | servitium | slavery, servitude; slaves; service |
| 5 | Latin | -itia | -ness, -ity |
| 6 | Latin | -ia | Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually... |
| 7 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |
via Irish pian
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irish | pian | pain; punishment, penalty; pain; punish |
| 2 | Middle Irish | pían | pain |
| 3 | Old Irish | pén | pain, punishment |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | pena | punishment in hell; Alternative form of poena |
| 5 | Latin | poenā | penalty, punishment |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ποινή | blood money, wergeld; fine, ransom, penalty,... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | kʷoinā́ | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷoynéh₂ | payment; punishment, vengeance |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷey- | to pay; to avenge |