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English word service comes from Proto-Indo-European *sor-, and later Latin servitium (Slavery, servitude. Slaves (collectively).)
*sor- (Proto-Indo-European)
red, rosy, pink
*ser-wo- (Proto-Indo-European)
servus (Latin)
(of lands, buildings) subject or liable to servitude. Slavish, servile A serf. A servant. A slave.
servitium (Latin)
Slavery, servitude. Slaves (collectively).
servire (Latin)
servir (Old French)
To serve (act as a servant or a vassal).
service (Old French)
service (English)
(transitive) To perform maintenance.. (transitive) To serve.. (transitive, agriculture, euphemistic) To inseminate through sexual intercourse. (transitive, vulgar) To perform a sexual act. (Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Israel, West Bank) A taxi shared among unrelated passengers, each of whom pays part of the fare; often, it has a fixed route between cities.. (computing) A function that is [...]