Where does “fanservicy” come from?
fanservicy (English) comes from English fanservice, 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 — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
fanservicy (English): Bordering on fanservice
Ancestry of “fanservicy”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | fanservice | The inclusion in a work of fiction of material,... |
| 2 | Japanese | ファンサービス | — |
| 3 | English | service | An act of being of assistance to someone; The... |
| 4 | Middle English | servise | service; servitude; vasselage |
| 5 | Old English | serfis | — |
| 6 | Old French | servise | service; servitude; vasselage; church service |
| 7 | Latin | servitium | slavery, servitude; slaves; service |
| 8 | Latin | -itia | -ness, -ity |
| 9 | Latin | -ia | Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually... |
| 10 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |