Where does “saiden” come from?
saiden (Tok Pisin) comes from English sergeant, from Russian сержант, from Polish sierżant, from French sergent, from Middle French sergent, from Old French serjant, from Medieval Latin serviens, from Latin serviēns — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.
saiden (Tok Pisin): sergeant
Ancestry of “saiden”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | sergeant | UK army rank with NATO code OR-6, senior to... |
| 2 | Russian | сержант | sergeant |
| 3 | Polish | sierżant | sergeant |
| 4 | French | sergent | sergeant |
| 5 | Middle French | sergent | — |
| 6 | Old French | serjant | a military rank, roughly equivalent to sergeant |
| 7 | Medieval Latin | serviens | a servant, vassal, soldier, apparitor; serving;... |
| 8 | Latin | serviēns | — |
| 9 | Latin | serviō | — |
| 10 | Latin | servus | a servant; a serf; a slave |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | serwos | guardian |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ser-wo-s | guardian |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ser- | to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together |