Where does “serviçal” come from?
serviçal (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese serviço, from Old Portuguese serviço, 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.
serviçal (Portuguese): serviceable; helpful; servant
Definitions
- serviceable; helpful; servant
Ancestry of “serviçal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | serviço | service; work; labour; job; a task |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | serviço | — |
| 3 | Latin | servitium | slavery, servitude; slaves; service |
| 4 | Latin | -itia | -ness, -ity |
| 5 | Latin | -ia | Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually... |
| 6 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |