Where does “exservidor” come from?
exservidor (Spanish) comes from Spanish servidor, from Latin servītor, from French serveur, from French servir, from German servieren, from Italian servire, from Spanish servir, from Latin serviō — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.
exservidor (Spanish): former server
Definitions
- former server
Ancestry of “exservidor”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | servidor | server; yours truly; muggins; urinal |
| 2 | Latin | servītor | a servant, a servitor |
| 3 | French | serveur | waiter; server |
| 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 |