Where does “サーバー” come from?
サーバー (Japanese) comes from English server, from English serve, from French servir, from German servieren, from Italian servire, from Spanish servir, from Latin serviō, from Latin servus — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.
サーバー (Japanese): someone who serves a ball in a sport such as...
Definitions
- someone who serves a ball in a sport such as...
Ancestry of “サーバー”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | server | A program that provides services to other... |
| 2 | English | serve | An act of putting the ball or shuttlecock in play... |
| 3 | French | servir | to serve; to be used for; to be useful for... |
| 4 | German | servieren | To serve ; to wait |
| 5 | Italian | servire | to serve; to need; to plate |
| 6 | Spanish | servir | to serve; to be of use, to be good for; to help... |
| 7 | Latin | serviō | — |
| 8 | Latin | servus | a servant; a serf; a slave |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | serwos | guardian |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ser-wo-s | guardian |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ser- | to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together |