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Etymologies from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition [Middle English serven , from Old French servir , from Latin servīre , from servus , slave.] from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License From Middle English serven , from Middle French servir , from Old French, from Latin servire ("to be a slave , to serve"), from Latin servus (" slave , servant "), perhaps from Etruscan ; compare Etruscan proper...