Where does “сервак” come from?
сервак (Russian) comes from Russian се́рвер, from English server, from English serve, from French servir, from German servieren, from Italian servire, from Spanish servir, from Latin serviō — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.
сервак (Russian): server
Definitions
- server
Ancestry of “сервак”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | се́рвер | server (a computer or a program which provides services to other programs or users) |
| 2 | English | server | A program that provides services to other... |
| 3 | English | serve | An act of putting the ball or shuttlecock in play... |
| 4 | French | servir | to serve; to be used for; to be useful for... |
| 5 | German | servieren | to serve (food); to wait (at table) |
| 6 | Italian | servire | to serve; to need; to plate |
| 7 | Spanish | servir | to serve; to be of use, to be good for; to help... |
| 8 | Latin | serviō | to be a slave to; to serve |
| 9 | Latin | servus | a servant; a serf; a slave |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | serwos | guardian |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ser-wo-s | guardian |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ser- | to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together |