Where does “servetta” come from?
servetta (Italian) comes from Italian serva, from Latin serva, 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.
servetta (Italian): young maid
Definitions
- young maid
Ancestry of “servetta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | serva | slave; servant, maid; feminine singular of servo |
| 2 | Latin | serva | a female slave; second-person singular present... |
| 3 | Latin | servus | a servant; a serf; a slave |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | serwos | guardian |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ser-wo-s | guardian |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ser- | to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together |