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