Where does “serwitut” come from?

serwitut (Polish) 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.

serwitut (Polish): servitude

Definitions

  1. servitude

Ancestry of “serwitut”, 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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ser- →