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Where does “servire” come from?

servire (Italian) comes from Spanish servir, from Latin serviō, 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.

servire (Italian): to serve; to need; to plate

Definitions

  1. to serve; to need; to plate

Ancestry of “servire”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishservirto serve; to be of use, to be good for; to help...
2Latinserviō—
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

Words derived from “servire”

  • inservibile
  • servibile
  • servente
  • inservibilità
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