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Where does “idroservosterzo” come from?

idroservosterzo (Italian) comes from Italian servosterzo, from Italian servo, 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.

idroservosterzo (Italian): hydraulic power steering

Definitions

  1. hydraulic power steering

Ancestry of “idroservosterzo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianservosterzopower steering, power-assisted steering
2Italianservoservile; slave; servant
3Latinservusa servant; a serf; a slave
4Proto-Italicserwosguardian
5Proto-Indo-Europeanser-wo-sguardian
6Proto-Indo-Europeanser-to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together
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