servant的词源

英文词源

servant (n.): c. 1200, "personal or domestic attendant," from Old French servant "servant; foot-soldier," noun use of servant "serving, waiting," present participle of servir "to attend, wait upon" (see serve (v.)).

Meaning "professed lover, one devoted to the service of a lady" is from mid-14c. In North American colonies and U.S., the usual designation for "slave" 17c.-18c. (in 14c.-15c. and later in Biblical translations the word often was used to render Latin servus, Greek doulos "slave"). Public servant is attested from 1670s.

词根词缀： -serv-服务 + -ant名词词尾,人

该词的英语词源请访问找单词词源英文版：servant 词源，servant 含义。

来自 serve,服务，服侍，-ant,人。