Where does “スペック” come from?
スペック (Japanese) comes from English specs, from English specification, from Middle French specification, from Latin specificationem.
スペック (Japanese): specification
Definitions
- specification
Ancestry of “スペック”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | specs | Abbreviation of spectacles; Specifications:... |
| 2 | English | specification | An explicit set of requirements to be satisfied... |
| 3 | Middle French | specification | — |
| 4 | Latin | specificationem | — |