serv
to keep, save; slave
Latin · servare; servus
Latin servare 'to keep, save' and servus 'slave, servant'. Serv words are about keeping or serving: preserve keeps safe, conserve saves, observe keeps watch, serve works for others, servile is slave-like.
Memory trick
A SERVant SERVes and SERVes keeps: SERV means keep and work for.
Words from this root
- serve (serve) — to work for or helpसेवा करना
- server (serv + er) — one who serves; computer systemपरोसने वाला; सर्वर
- service (serv + ice) — help given; a dutyसेवा
- serviceman (service + man) — member of the armed forcesसैनिक
- disservice (dis + service) — a harmful actअहित, नुकसान
- conserve (con + serve) — to save, protect from wasteसंरक्षित करना, बचाना
- preserve (pre + serve) — to keep safe from harmसुरक्षित रखना
- observe (ob + serve) — to watch carefullyदेखना, निरीक्षण करना
- observer (observe + r) — one who watchesपर्यवेक्षक
- servile (serv + ile) — slavishly obedientदासवत, गुलाम जैसा
- servitude (serv + itude) — condition of being a slaveगुलामी, दासता