Where does “fanservice” come from?
fanservice (English) comes from Japanese ファンサービス, from English service, from Middle English servise, from Old English serfis, from Old French servise, from Latin servitium, from Latin -itia, from Latin -ia — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
fanservice (English): The inclusion in a work of fiction of material,...
Definitions
- The inclusion in a work of fiction of material,...
Ancestry of “fanservice”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | ファンサービス | Something done by a celebrity (especially an idol, performer or athlete) to please their fans |
| 2 | English | service | An act of being of assistance to someone; The... |
| 3 | Middle English | servise | service; servitude; vasselage |
| 4 | Old English | serfis | service |
| 5 | Old French | servise | service; servitude; vasselage; church service |
| 6 | Latin | servitium | slavery, servitude; slaves; service |
| 7 | Latin | -itia | -ness, -ity |
| 8 | Latin | -ia | Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually... |
| 9 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |