English
servo-
Servo- comes from Latin servus ‘slave’, and goes back to Proto-Italic *serwos ‘guardian?’.
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*serwos‘guardian?’reconstructed
- Old Latinc. 700–75 BCEservos
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEservus‘slave’
- Englishtodayservo-
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*serwos‘guardian?’reconstructed
- Old Latinc. 700–75 BCEservos
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEservus‘slave’
- Englishtodayservo-
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *ser- ‘to guard, take care’
sort, series, stream, hero, desert, insert, assertion, heresy, sermon, exert, concierge, sorcery, sorcerer, assertive, heretic, sark, strudel, sere, 30 more
through Proto-Italic *serwos ‘guardian?’
through Old Latin servos
reserve, conserve, serviceable, 5 more
through Latin servus ‘slave’
service, conservative, serve, reservoir, conservatism, observant, servitude, conservator, serf, servile, 9 more
Today it means
prefix controlled
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Italic *serwos / servo-