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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

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

Ancestry of “serva”, 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 “serva”

  • serva
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