early 15c., "condition of being enslaved," from Old French servitude, servitute (13c.) and directly from Late Latin servitudo "slavery," from Latin servus "a slave" (see serve (v.)) + abstract noun suffix.
penal servitude
servient
serviette
servile
servility
serving
servitude
servo
sesame
sesqui-
sesquicentennial
sesquipedalian