Where does “servitute” come from?

servitute (Middle English) comes from Latin servitūs, 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.

servitute (Middle English): Servitude or bondage

Definitions

  1. Servitude or bondage

Ancestry of “servitute”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinservitūsslavery, servitude
2Latinservusa servant; a serf; a slave
3Proto-Italicserwosguardian
4Proto-Indo-Europeanser-wo-sguardian
5Proto-Indo-Europeanser-to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together

Words derived from “servitute”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ser- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ser-wo-s →Every word from Proto-Italic serwos →