Where does “” come from?

鯖 (Japanese) comes from English server, from English serve, from French servir, from German servieren, from Italian servire, from Spanish servir, from Latin serviō, from Latin servus — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.

(Japanese): mackerel, especially the chub mackerel; server

Definitions

  1. mackerel, especially the chub mackerel; server

Ancestry of “”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishserverA program that provides services to other...
2EnglishserveAn act of putting the ball or shuttlecock in play...
3Frenchservirto serve; to be used for; to be useful for...
4Germanservierento serve (food); to wait (at table)
5Italianservireto serve; to need; to plate
6Spanishservirto serve; to be of use, to be good for; to help...
7Latinserviōto be a slave to; to serve
8Latinservusa servant; a serf; a slave
9Proto-Italicserwosguardian
10Proto-Indo-Europeanser-wo-sguardian
11Proto-Indo-Europeanser-to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together

Words derived from “

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ser-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ser-wo-sEvery word from Proto-Italic serwos