Where does “webszerver” come from?
webszerver (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian szerver, from English server, from English serve, from French servir, from German servieren, from Italian servire, from Spanish servir, from Latin serviō — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.
webszerver (Hungarian): web server
Definitions
- web server
Ancestry of “webszerver”, step by step
webszerver traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian szerver
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | szerver | server |
| 2 | English | server | A program that provides services to other... |
| 3 | English | serve | An act of putting the ball or shuttlecock in play... |
| 4 | French | servir | to serve; to be used for; to be useful for... |
| 5 | German | servieren | to serve (food); to wait (at table) |
| 6 | Italian | servire | to serve; to need; to plate |
| 7 | Spanish | servir | to serve; to be of use, to be good for; to help... |
| 8 | Latin | serviō | to be a slave to; to serve |
| 9 | Latin | servus | a servant; a serf; a slave |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | serwos | guardian |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ser-wo-s | guardian |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ser- | to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together |
via Hungarian web
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | web | web (Internet) |
| 2 | English | Web | The World Wide Web |
| 3 | Middle English | webbe | Weaved fabric; fabric manufactured by weaving; A... |
| 4 | Old English | webba | weaver |
| 5 | Old English | -a | Ending forming adverbs; nominative masculine... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -ō | Creates feminine nouns from roots and stems |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -ô | -ly; Forms agent nouns, often from the zero-grade... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ō | Derives nouns from roots |