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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

  1. The analysis of baseball, especially via its...

Ancestry of “sabermetrics”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishSABR—
2EnglishsabreA light sword, sharp along the front edge, part...
3Frenchsabrea single-edged sword; the force, arms;...
4GermanSäbelsabre
5Middle High Germansabel—
6Polishszablasabre
7Russianса́бля—
8Old East Slavicсаблꙗ—
9Proto-Slavicsabľasabre
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