myEtymology.com: French etymology of sergent

Etymology of the French word sergent

the Old French word sergent

derived from the Latin word serviens

derived from the Late Latin word servire (serve; be a slave to; with DAT)

derived from the Latin word servus (slave; servant)

English sergeant, Portuguese sargente, Portuguese sargento, Romanian sergent, Spanish sergenta

Dutch sergeant, English sergeant, German Sergeant, Italian servente, Provençal servent, Spanish sirviente, Swedish sergeant

Word found in Old French