Etymology of the English word sergeant
the English word
sergeantderived from the Old French word
sergentderived from the Latin word
serviensderived from the Late Latin word
servire (serve; be a slave to; with DAT)
derived from the Latin word
servus (slave; servant)
Date
The earliest known usage of sergeant in English dates from the 12th century.
Cognates
Dutch
sergeant, French
sergent, German
Sergeant, Italian
servente, Provençal
servent, Spanish
sirviente, Swedish
sergeantUsage
Word found in Modern English
