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Where does “subserviens” come from?

subserviens (Latin) comes from Latin subservio, 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.

Definitions

Ancestry of “subserviens”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinsubservioI serve; am subservient to
2Latinserviō—
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

Words derived from “subserviens”

  • subservient
  • subserviency
  • subserviently
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