Where does “serviens” come from?

serviens (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.

serviens (Latin): serving, (as a servant or slave)

Definitions

  1. serving, (as a servant or slave)

Ancestry of “serviens”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinserviōto be a slave to; to serve
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 “serviens”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ser- →