English → Latin
“subserve” in Latin
auxiliārisassisting, helping, aiding; auxiliaryopitulorto help, assist; to relieve (symptoms etc.)succurrōto help, aid, succor; to run to help, to run to the aid of, hasten to assist; to run beneath, go under; to undergosubveniōto support, assist, come to the aid of, rescue; to come up, come to mind, occur tosubserviōto serve; be subservient to
The English word subserve itself goes back to Latin serviō, through subservire.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
subserve
alicui opem ferre, auxiliari, opitulari, succurrere, subvenire (subservire, Plaut., = to be subject to, serve). SYN. in AID.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for subserve?
- The usual Latin words for “subserve” are auxiliāris, opitulor, succurrō; also subveniō, subserviō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.