'disservice' originates from the prefix 'dis-' meaning 'not' or 'opposite of' and the word 'service', which comes from Latin 'servitium', meaning 'slavery' or 'servitude'.

'disservice' evolved from the Old French word 'desservir', which meant 'to deserve' or 'to serve badly', and eventually became the modern English word 'disservice'.

Initially, it meant 'to serve badly', but over time it evolved into its current meaning of 'an action that harms or damages'.