Where does “seržants” come from?
seržants (Latvian) comes from Russian сержант, from Polish sierżant, from French sergent, from Middle French sergent, from Old French serjant, from Medieval Latin serviens, from Latin serviēns, from Latin serviō — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.
seržants (Latvian): sergeant
Definitions
- sergeant
Ancestry of “seržants”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | сержант | sergeant |
| 2 | Polish | sierżant | sergeant |
| 3 | French | sergent | sergeant |
| 4 | Middle French | sergent | — |
| 5 | Old French | serjant | a military rank, roughly equivalent to sergeant |
| 6 | Medieval Latin | serviens | a servant, vassal, soldier, apparitor; serving;... |
| 7 | Latin | serviēns | serving, (as a servant or slave) |
| 8 | Latin | serviō | to be a slave to; to serve |
| 9 | Latin | servus | a servant; a serf; a slave |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | serwos | guardian |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ser-wo-s | guardian |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ser- | to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together |