Latin

servus

‘a slave’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin servus.

19 English words in this record descend from Latin servus, most familiar first.

• service ← servise ← serfis ← servise ← servitium
• serve ← serven ← servir ← serviō
• conservative ← conservatif ← cōnservō ← servō
• reserve ← reserver ← reservō ← servō
• observe ← observer ← observer ← observō ← servō
• reservoir ← réserver ← reservō ← servō
• conservatism ← conservō ← servō
• conserve ← conserven ← conserver ← conservare ← servo
• observant ← observer ← observō ← servō
• servitude ← servitūdō
• serviceable ← servisable ← servisable ← servise ← servitium
• conservator ← conservatour ← conservatour ← cōnservō ← servō

More words from servus

• servile
• serf
• observator
• conservatrix
• inobservable
• servitute
• servitudinal

Etymograph / Latin servus