English
inserve
Inserve comes from Latin inservire, and goes back to serviō ‘to serve’.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEserviōas servire‘to serve’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEinservire
- Englishtodayinserve
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEserviōas servire‘to serve’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEinservire
- Englishtodayinserve
Linked words
through Latin serviō ‘to serve’
Today it means
verb To be useful for a purpose, or to somsone
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin serviō / inserve