Where does “serva” come from?

serva (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.

serva (Latin): a female slave; second-person singular present...

Definitions

a female slave; second-person singular present...

Ancestry of “serva”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	servus	a servant; a serf; a slave
2	Proto-Italic	serwos	guardian
3	Proto-Indo-European	ser-wo-s	guardian
4	Proto-Indo-European	ser-	to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together

Words derived from “serva”

serva
serva
servula
server
servetta
serverola

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ser- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ser-wo-s →Every word from Proto-Italic serwos →