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servus.

slave; servant;

6 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈsɛr.wʊs]Classical-Latin[ˈsɛr.vus]

  1. a slave

    declension-2 · masculine

  2. a serf

    declension-2 · masculine

  3. a servant

    declension-2 · masculine
Where this word comes from

From Old Latin servos, from Proto-Italic *serwos (“guardian”), from Proto-Indo-European *ser-wo-s (“guardian”), possibly from *ser- (“watch over, protect”) + *-wós. Cognate with servō, Avestan 𐬵𐬀𐬭𐬀𐬌𐬙𐬌 (haraⁱti, “he heeds, protects”), Northern Luri هیر (hir, “protects”).

adj[ˈsɛr.wʊs]Classical-Latin[ˈsɛr.vus]

  1. slavish, servile (to the senses or to authority)

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2

  2. subject or liable to servitude

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2
Where this word comes from

From Old Latin servos, from Proto-Italic *serwos (“guardian”), from Proto-Indo-European *ser-wo-s (“guardian”), possibly from *ser- (“watch over, protect”) + *-wós. Cognate with servō, Avestan 𐬵𐬀𐬭𐬀𐬌𐬙𐬌 (haraⁱti, “he heeds, protects”), Northern Luri هیر (hir, “protects”).

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