Where does “セリフ” come from?
セリフ (Japanese) comes from English serif, from English Sheriff, from Middle English shirreve, from Old English scīrġerēfa, from Old English sċīr, from Old English burna, from Proto-West Germanic brunnō, from Proto-Germanic brunnô — to bear, carry.
セリフ (Japanese): a serif; 台詞 a performer’s lines
Definitions
- a serif; 台詞 a performer’s lines
Ancestry of “セリフ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | serif | A short line added to the end of a stroke in... |
| 2 | English | Sheriff | — |
| 3 | Middle English | shirreve | A sheriff; an individual responsible for a number... |
| 4 | Old English | scīrġerēfa | shire-reeve; sheriff |
| 5 | Old English | sċīr | bright; shire; county |
| 6 | Old English | burna | stream |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | brunnō | well, spring |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | brunnô | source; wellspring; fountain; brook; stream;... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰréh₁wr̥ | well, spring, source |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰrewh₁- | to boil; to brew |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰer- | to bear, carry |