Where does “ブラウザ” come from?
ブラウザ (Japanese) comes from English browser, from English browse, from Middle English browsen, from Old French brouster, from Old French brost, from Middle High German brobest, from Old High German provost, from Old French provost — passed , crossed.
ブラウザ (Japanese): Short for ウェブブラウザ ; a browser
Definitions
- Short for ウェブブラウザ ; a browser
Ancestry of “ブラウザ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | browser | A person or animal who browses; A person who... |
| 2 | English | browse | To scan, to casually look through in order to... |
| 3 | Middle English | browsen | — |
| 4 | Old French | brouster | — |
| 5 | Old French | brost | sprout; a sprout, shoot, bud |
| 6 | Middle High German | brobest | — |
| 7 | Old High German | provost | — |
| 8 | Old French | provost | — |
| 9 | Latin | prōpositus | — |
| 10 | Latin | praepositus | placed in front; placed in command; One placed in... |
| 11 | Latin | praepōnō | — |
| 12 | Latin | prae- | before; in front; in charge |
| 13 | Proto-Italic | prai- | — |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |