Where does “ard-harjant” come from?
ard-harjant (Manx) comes from Manx sarjant, from English sergeant, from Russian сержант, from Polish sierżant, from French sergent, from Middle French sergent, from Old French serjant, from Medieval Latin serviens — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.
ard-harjant (Manx): sergeant major
Ancestry of “ard-harjant”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Manx | sarjant | sergeant |
| 2 | English | sergeant | UK army rank with NATO code OR-6, senior to... |
| 3 | Russian | сержант | sergeant |
| 4 | Polish | sierżant | sergeant |
| 5 | French | sergent | sergeant |
| 6 | Middle French | sergent | — |
| 7 | Old French | serjant | a military rank, roughly equivalent to sergeant |
| 8 | Medieval Latin | serviens | a servant, vassal, soldier, apparitor; serving;... |
| 9 | Latin | serviēns | — |
| 10 | Latin | serviō | — |
| 11 | Latin | servus | a servant; a serf; a slave |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | serwos | guardian |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ser-wo-s | guardian |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | ser- | to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together |