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servire
Latin · ancient
"to serve"
to serve, to be a slave
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servant
Old French · medieval
"one who serves another"
carried into French for one who serves another
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servant
English · 1200s
"a person employed to perform household or personal duties"
settled as the English word for a person employed to perform duties for another
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