| 【servi-, serv-】 are a [English Root word(stem)] from the Latin word(s) "servire." It carries the basic meaning of "serve," and "be a servant." from PIE *seruo- "guardian" |
[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "servi-, serv-"]
desert ****[2428]
deserve ****[1818] If you say that a person or thing deserves something, you mean that they should have it or receive it because of their actions or qualities.
dessert ☆[4802] Dessert is something sweet, such as fruit or a pudding, that you eat at the end of a meal.
servant ***[3407] A servant is someone who is employed to work at another person's home, for example as a cleaner or a gardener.
serve ****[1144] If you serve your country, an organization, or a person, you do useful work for them.
service ****[143] A service is something that the public needs, such as transport, communications facilities, hospitals, or energy supplies, which is provided in a planned and organized way by the government or an official body.
[WORD ROOT]root servi
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] serv, servi, serve, sert, serge
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Latin) servire
[MEANING]root serve, be a servant
【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ETYMOLOGY】
- 【Latin】 servire [related to servus] be a slave; be a servant, be in service, be enslaved; to serve; be devoted; be governed by; comply with; conform; flatter
Please see the Word information in detail as follows;
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desert ★★★★[2428] noun from deserve 〈 servi
【DEFINITION】
【ROOTs】 ⑴ de; down, under, off, from ⑵ sert(servi); serve
【Etymology】 《Latin deservire》 [de+servire] serve well, serve zealously
【First Known Meaning】 fact of deserving a certain treatment (for good or ill) for one's behavior
deserve ★★★★[1818] verb from deserve 〈 servi
【DEFINITION】 If you say that a person or thing deserves something, you mean that they should have it or receive it because of their actions or qualities.
【Declension/Conjugation】 deserved, deserved, deserving, deserves
【SYNONYM】 merit
【ROOTs】 ⑴ de; down, under ⑵ serve(servi); serve
【Etymology】 《Latin deservire》 [de+servire] serve well, serve zealously
【First Known Meaning】 to merit, be worthy of for qualities or actions
【DERIVATIVEs】 desert, deserted, deserter, desertic, desertion, desertlike, deserve, deserved, deservedness, deserver
dessert ☆[4802] noun from dessert 〈 servi
【DEFINITION】 Dessert is something sweet, such as fruit or a pudding, that you eat at the end of a meal.
【pl.】 desserts
【SYNONYM】 sweet, pudding
【ROOTs】 ⑴ des(dis); remove, undo ⑵ sert(servi); serve, keep
【Etymology】 《French dessert》 [past participle of desservir] last course, (literally) removal of what has been served
【First Known Meaning】 a service of fruits and sweets at the close of a meal,
servant ★★★[3407] noun from servi
【DEFINITION】 A servant is someone who is employed to work at another person's home, for example as a cleaner or a gardener.
【pl.】 Servants
【ROOTs】 ⑴ serv(servar); serve, keep ⑵ ant; suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin servire》 [related to servus] be a slave; be a servant, be in service, be enslaved; to serve; be devoted; be governed by; comply with; conform; flatter
【DERIVATIVEs】 servanthood, servantless, servantlike, servant-like, servant
serve ★★★★[1144] verb from serve 〈 servi
【DEFINITION】 If you serve your country, an organization, or a person, you do useful work for them.
【Declension/Conjugation】 served, served, serving, serves
【SYNONYM】 service
【ROOTs】 serve(servi); serve, keep
【Etymology】 《Latin servus》 slave
【First Known Meaning】 to render habitual obedience to
【DERIVATIVEs】 servable, serve, serveable, service, server
service ★★★★[143] noun from servi
【DEFINITION】 A service is something that the public needs, such as transport, communications facilities, hospitals, or energy supplies, which is provided in a planned and organized way by the government or an official body.
【pl.】 services 소유격; Service's
【SYNONYM】 serve
【ROOTs】 ⑴ servi(servar); serve, be a servant ⑵ ce; noun suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin servitium》 [from servus] slavery, condition of a slave, servitude; slaves collectively
【First Known Meaning】 celebration of public worship
【DERIVATIVEs】 servable, serve, serveable, service, server
Other words containing "servi-, serv-"; desertic, desertion, desertlike, deservedness, deserver, sergeant, servanthood, servantless, servantlike, servant-like, server, servi, servile, servilely, servileness, servility, servitude, subservient
(※ Proto-Indo-European (PIE) is the theorized common ancestor of the Indo-European language family. Its proposed features have been derived by linguistic reconstruction from documented Indo-European languages.)
【OTHER ROOTs; 】
servar-, serv-
sert-
sequ
sent, sens
sen-
sell
self
sel-, sult
see
side-, sed-, -sid-, sess-
