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servus
Latin · ancient
"a slave, servant"
the word for a slave or servant
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conservius
Vulgar Latin · medieval
"a fellow servant"
com- 'together' plus servus, for a fellow servant
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concierge
French · 1100s
"a caretaker, doorkeeper"
softened from lowly servitude to a trusted caretaker role, eventually a high royal office
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concierge
English · 1640s
"a caretaker or doorkeeper of a building"
borrowed for the caretaker of a building who assists its occupants
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