Where does “reservation” come from?
Reservation comes from Middle French reservation, from Latin reservatus, the past participle of Latin reservo meaning "to keep back or preserve," from the prefix Latin re- combined with a root found in Proto-Indo-European ser- and Proto-Indo-European wer-.
reservation (English): The act of reserving, withholding or keeping...
Definitions
- The act of reserving, withholding or keeping...
Ancestry of “reservation”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | reservation | reservation limiting qualification |
| 2 | Latin | reservātiō | the act of reserving or keeping back (for future use); reservation |
| 3 | Latin | reservatus | reserved |
| 4 | Latin | reservo | I reserve, retain, save |
| 5 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 6 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 7 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |