Where does “servitour” come from?
servitour (Middle English) comes from Latin servītor, from French serveur, from French servir, from German servieren, from Italian servire, from Spanish servir, from Latin serviō, from Latin servus — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.
servitour (Middle English): A servant or attendant
Definitions
- A servant or attendant
Ancestry of “servitour”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | servītor | a servant, a servitor |
| 2 | French | serveur | waiter; server |
| 3 | French | servir | to serve; to be used for; to be useful for... |
| 4 | German | servieren | to serve (food); to wait (at table) |
| 5 | Italian | servire | to serve; to need; to plate |
| 6 | Spanish | servir | to serve; to be of use, to be good for; to help... |
| 7 | Latin | serviō | to be a slave to; to serve |
| 8 | Latin | servus | a servant; a serf; a slave |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | serwos | guardian |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ser-wo-s | guardian |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ser- | to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together |