Where does “servītor” come from?
servītor (Latin) comes from French serveur, from French servir, from German servieren, from Italian servire, from Spanish servir, from Latin serviō, from Latin servus, from Proto-Italic serwos — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.
servītor (Latin): a servant, a servitor
Definitions
- a servant, a servitor
Ancestry of “servītor”, step by step
servītor traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French serveur
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | serveur | waiter; server |
| 2 | French | servir | to serve; to be used for; to be useful for... |
| 3 | German | servieren | to serve (food); to wait (at table) |
| 4 | Italian | servire | to serve; to need; to plate |
| 5 | Spanish | servir | to serve; to be of use, to be good for; to help... |
| 6 | Latin | serviō | to be a slave to; to serve |
| 7 | Latin | servus | a servant; a serf; a slave |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | serwos | guardian |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ser-wo-s | guardian |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ser- | to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together |
via Latin servō
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | servō | to maintain, keep |