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Where does “servise” come from?

servise (Old French) comes from Latin servitium, from Latin -itia, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

servise (Old French): service; servitude; vasselage; church service

Definitions

  1. service; servitude; vasselage; church service

Ancestry of “servise”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinservitiumslavery, servitude; slaves; service
2Latin-itia-ness, -ity
3Latin-iaUsed to form a feminine abstract noun, usually...
4Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
5Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
6Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “servise”

  • service
  • serviceable
  • preservice
  • disservice
  • foodservice
  • serviceability
  • unserviceable
  • serviceman
  • servicer
  • servicemember
  • interservice
  • serviceableness
  • multiservice
  • serviceberry
  • servicescape
  • serviceably
  • nonservice
  • serviceperson
  • eyeservice
  • servicemark
  • superserviceable
  • disserviceable
  • servicewoman
  • postservice
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