Where does “reservationism” come from?
reservationism (English) comes from English reservation, from Middle French reservation, from Latin reservātiō, from Latin reservatus, from Latin reservo, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō- — passed , crossed.
reservationism (English): India's system of reserving seats in government and in higher educational institutions for certain underprivileged groups
Definitions
- India's system of reserving seats in government and in higher educational institutions for certain underprivileged groups
Ancestry of “reservationism”, step by step
reservationism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English reservation
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | reservation | The act of reserving, withholding or keeping... |
| 2 | Middle French | reservation | reservation limiting qualification |
| 3 | Latin | reservātiō | the act of reserving or keeping back (for future use); reservation |
| 4 | Latin | reservatus | reserved |
| 5 | Latin | reservo | I reserve, retain, save |
| 6 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 7 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 8 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via English ism
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ism | An ideology, system of thought, or practice that... |
| 2 | English | -ism | Used to form nouns of action or process or result... |
| 3 | Latin | -ismus | -ism |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ισμός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -μός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -mós | Creates action/result nouns from verb stems |