Where does “servitude” come from?

servitude (Portuguese) 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.

servitude (Portuguese): servitude the state of being a serf or slave

Definitions

  1. servitude the state of being a serf or slave

Ancestry of “servitude”, 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
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