Where does “reservationist” come from?
reservationist (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.
reservationist (English): A person whose job is to take reservations
Definitions
- A person whose job is to take reservations
Ancestry of “reservationist”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | reservation | The act of reserving, withholding or keeping... |
| 2 | Middle French | reservation | reservation |
| 3 | Latin | reservātiō | — |
| 4 | Latin | reservatus | reserved |
| 5 | Latin | reservo | I reserve, retain, save |
| 6 | Latin | rĕ- | — |
| 7 | Latin | prōdūcō | — |
| 8 | Latin | prō- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | — |
| 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 |