LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbfourth conjugation, no perfect or supine stems, impersonal in the passive

asserviō

asserviō (present infinitive asservīre)
Classical[asˈsɛr.wi.oː]Ecclesiastical[asˈsɛr.vi.o]

Meaning

  1. impersonalto aid, help, assist
  2. impersonalto devote oneself to, apply oneself to (with dative case)

Conjugation conjugation 4 perfect

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.asserviōasserviēbamasserviam———
2nd sg.asservīsasserviēbāsasserviēs———
3rd sg.asservitasserviēbatasserviet———
1st pl.asservīmusasserviēbāmusasserviēmus———
2nd pl.asservītisasserviēbātisasserviētis———
3rd pl.asserviuntasserviēbantasservient———
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.asserviamasservīrem——
2nd sg.asserviāsasservīrēs——
3rd sg.asserviatasservīret——
1st pl.asserviāmusasservīrēmus——
2nd pl.asserviātisasservīrētis——
3rd pl.asserviantasservīrent——
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.———
2nd sg.———
3rd sg.asservīturasserviēbāturasserviētur
1st pl.———
2nd pl.———
3rd pl.———
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.——
2nd sg.——
3rd sg.asserviāturasservīrētur
1st pl.——
2nd pl.——
3rd pl.——
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.asservī—
pres. 2nd pl.asservīte—
fut. 2nd sg.asservītō—
fut. 3rd sg.asservītōasservītor
fut. 2nd pl.asservītōte—
fut. 3rd pl.asserviuntō—
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitiveasservīreasservīrī
present participleasserviēns—
future participle—asserviendum
asserviundum, asservienda, asserviendā, asserviendae, asserviendam, asserviendārum, asserviendās, asserviende, asserviendīs, asserviendōrum, asserviendōs, asserviendus
gerundasserviendī, asserviendō, asserviendum

as-servĭo (ads-), īre, v. n.,
I. to serve, aid, assist: contentioni vocis adserviunt, Cic. Tusc. 2, 24, 56.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  2. Proto-Italic*ad
  3. Proto-Italic*ad-
  4. Latinasserviō

Proto-Indo-European *ser- Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *serwos Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *serweyéti Proto-Italic *serwijeti Proto-Italic *serwijit Proto-Italic *serwiō Latin serviō Latin asserviō From ad- + serviō (“to serve”).

Quick answers

What does asserviō mean in Latin?
asserviō, a verb, means “to aid, help, assist; to devote oneself to, apply oneself to (with dative case)”.
What are the principal parts of asserviō?
asserviō, asservīre (fourth conjugation, no perfect or supine stems, impersonal in the passive).
How do you pronounce asserviō?
In classical Latin, [asˈsɛr.wi.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [asˈsɛr.vi.o].
Where does asserviō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd → Proto-Italic *ad → Proto-Italic *ad- → Latin asserviō.