Where does “Cervantes” come from?

Cervantes (Spanish) comes from Old Spanish servanto, from Latin serviēns, from Latin serviō, 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.

Cervantes (Spanish): Miguel de Cervantes (1547-1616), an influential Spanish author

Definitions

Miguel de Cervantes (1547-1616), an influential Spanish author

Ancestry of “Cervantes”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old Spanish	servanto	—
2	Latin	serviēns	serving, (as a servant or slave)
3	Latin	serviō	to be a slave to; to serve
4	Latin	servus	a servant; a serf; a slave
5	Proto-Italic	serwos	guardian
6	Proto-Indo-European	ser-wo-s	guardian
7	Proto-Indo-European	ser-	to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together

Words derived from “Cervantes”

Cervantes
cervantite
cervantesco
cervantino
cervantista
cervántico
clinocervantite

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ser- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ser-wo-s →Every word from Proto-Italic serwos →