Where does “subsargento” come from?
subsargento (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese sargento, from French sergent, from Middle French sergent, from Old French serjant, from Medieval Latin serviens, from Latin serviēns, from Latin serviō, from Latin servus — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.
subsargento (Portuguese): deputy sergeant
Definitions
- deputy sergeant
Ancestry of “subsargento”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | sargento | sergeant rank above that of a corporal |
| 2 | French | sergent | sergeant |
| 3 | Middle French | sergent | — |
| 4 | Old French | serjant | a military rank, roughly equivalent to sergeant |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | serviens | a servant, vassal, soldier, apparitor; serving;... |
| 6 | Latin | serviēns | serving, (as a servant or slave) |
| 7 | Latin | serviō | to be a slave to; to serve |
| 8 | Latin | servus | a servant; a serf; a slave |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | serwos | guardian |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ser-wo-s | guardian |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ser- | to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together |