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Where does “servicio” come from?

servicio (Spanish) comes from Latin servitium, from Latin -itia, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

servicio (Spanish): service; public toilet; amenity

Definitions

  1. service; public toilet; amenity

Ancestry of “servicio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinservitiumslavery, servitude; slaves; service
2Latin-itia-ness, -ity
3Latin-iaUsed to form a feminine abstract noun, usually...
4Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
5Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
6Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “servicio”

  • zerbitzu
  • zerbitzugune
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