Where does “servus” come from?

servus (Romanian) comes from German servus, 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.

servus (Romanian): hi, hello; see you

Definitions

  1. hi, hello; see you

Ancestry of “servus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanservushello, hi; goodbye, bye, farewell; cheers
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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ser- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ser-wo-s →Every word from Proto-Italic serwos →