English word service comes from Proto-Indo-European *sor-, and later Latin servitium (Slavery, servitude. Slaves (collectively).)
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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*sor- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | red, rosy, pink |
*ser-wo- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
servus | Latin (lat) | (of lands, buildings) subject or liable to servitude. Slavish, servile A serf. A servant. A slave. |
servitium | Latin (lat) | Slavery, servitude. Slaves (collectively). |
servire | Latin (lat) | |
servir | Old French (842-ca. 1400) (fro) | To serve (act as a servant or a vassal). |
service | Old French (842-ca. 1400) (fro) | |
service | English (en) | (transitive) To perform maintenance.. (transitive) To serve.. (transitive, agriculture, euphemistic) To inseminate through sexual intercourse. (transitive, vulgar) To perform a sexual act. (Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Israel, West Bank) A taxi shared among unrelated passengers, each of whom pays part of the fare; often, it has a fixed route between cities.. (computing) A function that is [...] |