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Where does “ser-wo-s” come from?

ser-wo-s (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European ser- — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.

ser-wo-s (Proto-Indo-European): guardian

Definitions

  1. guardian

Ancestry of “ser-wo-s”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanser-to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together

Words derived from “ser-wo-s”

  • service
  • serve
  • servant
  • serving
  • desert
  • deserve
  • sergeant
  • dessert
  • servitude
  • serviceable
  • subservient
  • servile
  • concierge
  • serf
  • servility
  • serfdom
  • preservice
  • desertification
  • disservice
  • maidservant
  • manservant
  • servitor
  • subserviency
  • foodservice
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