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Proto-Italic
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *serweh₂yeti, from *ser- (“to guard”). By surface analysis, *serwos + *-āō.
Verb
*serwāō first-singular present indicative
- to serve
Conjugation
| Inflection of *serwāō (first conjugation)
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| Present
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*serwāō
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| Perfect
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—
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| Aorist
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—
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| Past participle
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*serwātos
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| Present indicative
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Active
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Passive
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| 1st sing.
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*serwāō
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*serwāōr
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| 2nd sing.
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*serwās
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*serwāzo
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| 3rd sing.
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*serwāt
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*serwātor
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| 1st plur.
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*serwāmos
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*serwāmor
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| 2nd plur.
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*serwātes
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*serwām(e?)n(ai?)
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| 3rd plur.
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*serwānt
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*serwāntor
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| Present subjunctive
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Active
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Passive
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| 1st sing.
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*serwāēm?
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*serwāēr?
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| 2nd sing.
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*serwāēs?
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*serwāēzo?
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| 3rd sing.
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*serwāēd?
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*serwāētor?
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| 1st plur.
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*serwāēmos?
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*serwāēmor?
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| 2nd plur.
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*serwāētes?
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*serwāēm(e?)n(ai?)?
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| 3rd plur.
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*serwāēnd?
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*serwāēntor?
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| Perfect indicative
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Active
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| 1st sing.
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—
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| 2nd sing.
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—
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| 3rd sing.
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—
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| 1st plur.
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—
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| 2nd plur.
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—
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| 3rd plur.
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—
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| Aorist indicative
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Active
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| 1st sing.
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—
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| 2nd sing.
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—
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| 3rd sing.
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—
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| 1st plur.
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—
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| 2nd plur.
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—
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| 3rd plur.
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—
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| Present imperative
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Active
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Passive
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| 2nd sing.
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*serwā
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*serwāzo
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| 2nd plur.
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*serwāte
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—
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| Future imperative
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Active
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| 2nd + 3rd sing.
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*serwātōd
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| Participles
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Present
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Past
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*serwānts
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*serwātos
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| Verbal nouns
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tu-derivative
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s-derivative
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*serwātum
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*serwāzi
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Descendants
- Latin: servo (see there for further descendants)
References
- ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “servus (> Derivatives > (3) servāre)”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 559
