Where does “servi” come from?

servi (Italian) comes 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.

servi (Italian): masculine plural of servo; plural of servo;...

Definitions

  1. masculine plural of servo; plural of servo;...

Ancestry of “servi”, step by step

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

Words derived from “servi”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ser- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ser-wo-s →Every word from Proto-Italic serwos →