Where does “servile” come from?
servile (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.
servile (Italian): servile
Definitions
- servile
Ancestry of “servile”, step by step
servile traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian servi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | servi | masculine plural of servo; plural of servo;... |
| 2 | Italian | servo | servile; slave; servant |
| 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 |