Etymograph

English

servitrix

Servitrix comes from Latin servītrīx.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEservītrīx1
  2. Englishtodayservitrix1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English servitrix

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEservītrīxWiktionary, English servitrix
  2. EnglishtodayservitrixWiktionary, English servitrix

Equivalent to servitor + -trix

Latin serviō ‘to serve’

Latin servītor ‘a servant, a servitor’

Middle English servitour ‘a servant or attendant’

English servitor

Every English word from Latin servītrīx

Today it means

noun A female servitor.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “servitrix”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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