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Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/serwāō

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This Proto-Italic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Italic

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *serweh₂yeti, from *ser- (to guard).[1]

Verb

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*serwāō first-singular present indicative

  1. to serve

Conjugation

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Inflection of *serwāō (first conjugation)
Present *serwāō
Perfect
Aorist
Past participle *serwātos
Present indicative Active Passive
1st sing. *serwāō *serwāōr
2nd sing. *serwās *serwāzo
3rd sing. *serwāt *serwātor
1st plur. *serwāmos *serwāmor
2nd plur. *serwātes *serwām(e?)n(ai?)
3rd plur. *serwānt *serwāntor
Present subjunctive Active Passive
1st sing. *serwāēm? *serwāēr?
2nd sing. *serwāēs? *serwāēzo?
3rd sing. *serwāēd? *serwāētor?
1st plur. *serwāēmos? *serwāēmor?
2nd plur. *serwāētes? *serwāēm(e?)n(ai?)?
3rd plur. *serwāēnd? *serwāēntor?
Perfect indicative Active
1st sing.
2nd sing.
3rd sing.
1st plur.
2nd plur.
3rd plur.
Aorist indicative Active
1st sing.
2nd sing.
3rd sing.
1st plur.
2nd plur.
3rd plur.
Present imperative Active Passive
2nd sing. *serwā *serwāzo
2nd plur. *serwāte
Future imperative Active
2nd + 3rd sing. *serwātōd
Participles Present Past
*serwānts *serwātos
Verbal nouns tu-derivative s-derivative
*serwātum *serwāzi

Descendants

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  • Latin: servo
  • Umbrian: seritu (2nd sing. imp. act. fut)

References

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  1. ^ 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