Where does “serviens ad legem” come from?

serviens ad legem (Latin) comes from Latin serviēns, 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 ad legem (Latin): a sergeant at law

Definitions

  1. a sergeant at law

Ancestry of “serviens ad legem”, step by step

serviens ad legem traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin serviēns

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinserviēnsserving, (as a servant or slave)
2Latinserviōto be a slave to; to serve
3Latinservusa servant; a serf; a slave
4Proto-Italicserwosguardian
5Proto-Indo-Europeanser-wo-sguardian
6Proto-Indo-Europeanser-to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together

via Latin Ad

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinAdtoward, to
2Latinilliche, she, it, yonder, that, overthere; in that...
3Latinillethat; those; "; demonstrative pronoun "; that...
4LatinolleArchaic form of ille
5Proto-Italic*olnosthat

via Latin [[lex

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin[[lex
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ser-
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