Etymograph

English

altar server

From altar + server.

A compound of altar + server

Latin altāre ‘altar, fitting for burnt offerings’

Middle English auter

English altar

Middle English servere

English server

Today it means

noun A layperson, often a child or adolescent, who assists a member of the clergy during a Christian liturgy, attending to supporting tasks at the altar.

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Etymograph / altar server