Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/serwāō

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 edit

Etymology edit

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

Verb edit

*serwāō first-singular present indicative

  1. to serve

Conjugation edit

Inflection of *serwāō (first conjugation)
Present *serwāō
Perfect
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.
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 edit

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