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Latest comment: 10 years ago by Ibadibam in topic Etymology
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Etymology
I have found a number of derivations for "concierge":
French, from Old French, probably from Vulgar Latin *conservius, alteration of Latin conservus fellow slave, from com- + servus slave
French concierge, in Old French cumcerges, concerge, -ciarge, -sirge, -sierge, -cherge, whence medieval Latin consergius (in text of 1106): derivation unknown.
— Oxford English Dictionary (login required)
French; Old French cumserges < Latin con- con- + serviēns present participle of servīre to serve
In this light, the Comte des Cierges theory is probably getting undue weight. I will make an attempt to integrate these into the article in a new etymology section. Ibadibam (talk) 23:35, 7 March 2014 (UTC)