concierge

The story

1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*ser-“to guard; to take care of”
2. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*ḱóm“beside, by; near; with”
3. Latin · derived fromcōnservus“fellow servant; fellow slave”
4. Vulgar Latin · derived from*cōnservius
5. Medieval Latin · derived fromconsergius
6. Old French · derived fromconciarge
7. French · borrowed fromconcierge“caretaker; doorkeeper; lodge-keeper of a château”
8. English todayconcierge

Borrowed from French concierge (“caretaker; doorkeeper; lodge-keeper of a château”), from Old French conciarge, consierge, consirge, from Medieval Latin consergius; further etymology uncertain, probably from Vulgar Latin *cōnservius, from Latin cōnservus (“fellow servant; fellow slave”), from con- (prefix denoting a being or bringing together of several objects) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm (“beside, by; near; with”)) + servus (“servant; slave”) (possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ser- (“to guard; to take care of”) + *-wós (suffix forming adjectives from verb stems)).

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