English

ex-service

From ex- + service.

Formed from ex- + service

Proto-Indo-European *eǵ-

Latin ex ‘out of, from’

English ex-

Proto-Italic *serwos ‘guardian’

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Latin servitium ‘slavery’

Old French servise ‘service’

Old English serfis

Middle English servise ‘the state of being employed’

Today it means

adj Relating to veterans or those who used to be in the armed forces.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / ex-service