Where does “servitudo” come from?

servitudo (Late Latin) comes 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.

servitudo (Late Latin): servitude, slavery

Definitions

  1. servitude, slavery

Ancestry of “servitudo”, step by step

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

Words derived from “servitudo”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ser- →