Where does “servila” come from?

servila (Italian) comes from Italian servi, 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.

Ancestry of “servila”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianservimasculine plural of servo; plural of servo;...
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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ser- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ser-wo-s →Every word from Proto-Italic serwos →
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