When the term concierge was first introduced to the English language in 1646, it referred to individuals responsible for overseeing large estates. Over time, it also came to signify “janitor”, “porter”, and “warden”, eventually becoming associated with hotel staff. The origin of the term is believed to stem from the Old French word cumcerges, which denoted an official tasked with managing royal residences. This Old French word is thought to have evolved from the Vulgar Latin conservius and Latin conservus, both meaning “fellow slave”. While the exact reason for this association is not explicitly stated in available sources, it is likely that the connotation of “slave” transformed into a meaning closer to “servant” over time. The word itself is a combination of the prefix cum-, meaning “with” (derived from Proto-Indo-European kom, “next to”), and the root servus, meaning “slave” (originating from PIE serwo
