Where does “sabermetrics” come from?
sabermetrics (English) comes from English SABR, from English sabre, from French sabre, from German Säbel, from Middle High German sabel, from Polish szabla, from Russian са́бля, from Old East Slavic саблꙗ — sabre.
sabermetrics (English): The analysis of baseball, especially via its...
Definitions
- The analysis of baseball, especially via its...
Ancestry of “sabermetrics”, step by step
sabermetrics traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English SABR
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | SABR | — |
| 2 | English | sabre | A light sword, sharp along the front edge, part... |
| 3 | French | sabre | a single-edged sword; the force, arms;... |
| 4 | German | Säbel | sabre |
| 5 | Middle High German | sabel | — |
| 6 | Polish | szabla | sabre |
| 7 | Russian | са́бля | saber, cutlass |
| 8 | Old East Slavic | саблꙗ | — |
| 9 | Proto-Slavic | sabľa | sabre |
via English metrics
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | metrics | plural of metric; The study of metrical verse;... |