Etymology

servient

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Latin serviēns, servientis ← Proto-Italic *serwiō ← Proto-Indo-European *serweyéti
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*ser-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*serwos
  3. Proto-Indo-European*serweyéti
  4. Proto-Italic*serwijeti
  5. Proto-Italic*serwijit
  6. Proto-Italic*serwiō
  7. Latinserviō
  8. Latinserviēns, servientis
  9. English todayservient

Borrowed from Latin serviēns, servientis. Doublet of servant and sergeant.

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