serv- (slave)
(Latin: servire, to serve, to be a slave; slave; slavery)
From Latin servire, to be a slave, to serve; from servus, slave, which is an Etruscan loan word. Of course, the modern use of "serve" has gone beyond the "slavery" aspect, but we are considering the etymology of the words which apparently came from the original idea of "slavery".
This Latin serv- is not related to another serv-, -serve which means "to save, to preserve".
unserviceable (adjective) (not comparable)
1. Not disposed to being used; inoperable: The antiquated locks on the old villa were unserviceable and were replaced with new ones.
2. Not possible to be tuned or overhauled: The outdated car was now unserviceable since the parts were no longer produced.
2. Not possible to be tuned or overhauled: The outdated car was now unserviceable since the parts were no longer produced.
unserviceableness
unserviceably (adverb), more unserviceably, most unserviceably
Descriptive of how something or a person is unable to be of use: Sam thought that, since he didn't belong to a church, he lived unserviceably to God, but he did live serviceably to people by helping the poor and refugees in finding housing and living accommodations.
