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
Ancestry of “ルーバー”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | louver | A type of turret on the roof of certain medieval... |
| 2 | Middle English | lover | lover |
| 3 | Old French | lovier | — |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | *lōdārium | — |