Where does “сержантский” come from?
сержантский (Russian) comes from Russian сержант, from Polish sierżant, from French sergent, from Middle French sergent, from Old French serjant, from Medieval Latin serviens, from Latin serviēns, from Latin serviō — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.
сержантский (Russian): sergeant (military rank)
Definitions
- sergeant (military rank)
Ancestry of “сержантский”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | сержант | sergeant |
| 2 | Polish | sierżant | sergeant |
| 3 | French | sergent | sergeant |
| 4 | Middle French | sergent | — |
| 5 | Old French | serjant | a military rank, roughly equivalent to sergeant |
| 6 | Medieval Latin | serviens | a servant, vassal, soldier, apparitor; serving;... |
| 7 | Latin | serviēns | serving, (as a servant or slave) |
| 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 |