Where does “シェーバー” come from?
シェーバー (Japanese) comes from English shaver, from Middle English schaver, from Middle English -ere, from Old English -ere, from Proto-West Germanic -ārī, from Proto-Germanic -ārijaz, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios.
シェーバー (Japanese): shaver, electric razor
Ancestry of “シェーバー”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | shaver | One who shaves; A barber, one whose occupation is... |
| 2 | Middle English | schaver | A haircutter; one who cuts peoples' hair; A file... |
| 3 | Middle English | -ere | — |
| 4 | Old English | -ere | masculine agent suffix, originally applied only... |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -ārī | -er |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -ārijaz | -er |
| 7 | Latin | -ārius | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *-āzios | — |