Where does “uteservering” come from?
uteservering (Swedish) comes from Swedish servering, from Swedish servera, from French servir, from German servieren, from Italian servire, from Spanish servir, from Latin serviō, from Latin servus — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.
uteservering (Swedish): an outdoor seating area at a restaurant or café (whether indoor seating is available or not), a sidewalk cafe
Definitions
- an outdoor seating area at a restaurant or café (whether indoor seating is available or not), a sidewalk cafe
Ancestry of “uteservering”, step by step
uteservering traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish servering
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | servering | serving the act of providing food and drink |
| 2 | Swedish | servera | to serve, to wait on |
| 3 | French | servir | to serve; to be used for; to be useful for... |
| 4 | German | servieren | to serve (food); to wait (at table) |
| 5 | Italian | servire | to serve; to need; to plate |
| 6 | Spanish | servir | to serve; to be of use, to be good for; to help... |
| 7 | Latin | serviō | to be a slave to; to serve |
| 8 | Latin | servus | a servant; a serf; a slave |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | serwos | guardian |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ser-wo-s | guardian |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ser- | to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together |