Where does “Saban” come from?

Saban (English) comes from English saba, from Japanese 鯖, from English server, from English serve, from French servir, from German servieren, from Italian servire, from Spanish servir — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.

Saban (English): Pertaining to Saba, an island in the Caribbean

Definitions

  1. Pertaining to Saba, an island in the Caribbean

Ancestry of “Saban”, step by step

Saban traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English saba

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsabaA sweet grape syrup made from grape must; A...
2Japanesemackerel, especially the chub mackerel; server
3EnglishserverA program that provides services to other...
4EnglishserveAn act of putting the ball or shuttlecock in play...
5Frenchservirto serve; to be used for; to be useful for...
6Germanservierento serve (food); to wait (at table)
7Italianservireto serve; to need; to plate
8Spanishservirto serve; to be of use, to be good for; to help...
9Latinserviōto be a slave to; to serve
10Latinservusa servant; a serf; a slave
11Proto-Italicserwosguardian
12Proto-Indo-Europeanser-wo-sguardian
13Proto-Indo-Europeanser-to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together

via English ān

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishān
2Middle Englishāna, an indefinite article
3Old Englishānlonely; entirely alone, solitary, single; one
4Proto-West Germanicainone
5Proto-Germanicainazone; some
6Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ser-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ser-wo-sEvery word from Proto-Italic serwos