servo-

prefix

controlled

OriginLatin servus ← Proto-Italic *serwos ← Proto-Indo-European *ser-der.? →
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Meanings

prefix
  1. controlled

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ser-der.?
  2. Proto-Italic*serwos
  3. Latinservus
  4. Englishservo-

Derived from Latin servus (“slave”).

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APA

servo-. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/servo-

MLA

“servo-.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/servo-. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “servo-,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/servo-.

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