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Where does “servitor” come from?

servitor (Late Latin) comes 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.

servitor (Late Latin): a servant, a servitor

Definitions

  1. a servant, a servitor

Ancestry of “servitor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinserviō—
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 “servitor”

  • servidor
  • servitorame
  • servitore
  • servidor
  • servidor
  • servitor
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