deservio

Latin

Etymology

From de- +‎ servio.

Pronunciation

Verb

dēserviō (present infinitive dēservīre, perfect active dēservīvī or dēserviī, supine dēservītum); fourth conjugation

  1. to serve zealously
  2. to devote (oneself) to
  3. to be subject to

Conjugation

  • Perfect and supine forms are post-Classical.

Descendants

  • Old French: deservir
    • Middle English: deserven
    • French: desservir

References

  • deservio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • deservio”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • deservio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.