Where does “ルーバー” come from?

ルーバー (Japanese) comes from English louver, from Middle English lover, from Old French lovier, from Medieval Latin *lōdārium.

ルーバー (Japanese): a louver

Definitions

  1. a louver

Ancestry of “ルーバー”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlouverA type of turret on the roof of certain medieval...
2Middle Englishloverlouver type of turret
3Old Frenchlovier—
4Medieval Latin*lōdārium—
Every word from Medieval Latin *lōdārium →Every word from Old French lovier →Every word from Middle English lover →