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Where does “preservation” come from?

Preservation derives from Old French preservacion, from Medieval Latin preservatio, meaning the action of preserving or keeping safe.

preservation (English): The act of preserving; care to preserve; act of...

Definitions

  1. The act of preserving; care to preserve; act of...

Ancestry of “preservation”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchpreservacion—
2Medieval Latinpreservatio—

Words derived from “preservation”

  • cryopreservation
  • preservationist
  • preservationism
  • preservational
  • biopreservation
  • nonpreservation
  • neuropreservation
  • chemopreservation
  • self-preservation
Every word from Medieval Latin preservatio →