Where does “серви́ровать” come from?

серви́ровать (Russian) comes from French servir, from German servieren, from Italian servire, from Spanish servir, from Latin serviō, from Latin servus, from Proto-Italic serwos, from Proto-Indo-European ser-wo-s — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.

серви́ровать (Russian): to set (the table)

Definitions

  1. to set (the table)

Ancestry of “серви́ровать”, step by step

серви́ровать traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French servir

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchservirto serve; to be used for; to be useful for...
2Germanservierento serve (food); to wait (at table)
3Italianservireto serve; to need; to plate
4Spanishservirto serve; to be of use, to be good for; to help...
5Latinserviōto be a slave to; to serve
6Latinservusa servant; a serf; a slave
7Proto-Italicserwosguardian
8Proto-Indo-Europeanser-wo-sguardian
9Proto-Indo-Europeanser-to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together

via Russian serve

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianserve

Words derived from “серви́ровать

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ser-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ser-wo-sEvery word from Proto-Italic serwos