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Where does “reservatory” come from?

reservatory (English) comes from Latin reservatorium, from Latin resservare.

reservatory (English): A place in which things are reserved or kept;...

Definitions

  1. A place in which things are reserved or kept;...

Ancestry of “reservatory”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinreservatorium—
2Latinresservare—
Every word from Latin resservare →