Where does “reservism” come from?
reservism (English) comes from English reserve, from Old French reserver, from Latin reservo, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro- — passed , crossed.
reservism (English): The practice of an employee being kept in reserve and asked to work only when needed
Definitions
- The practice of an employee being kept in reserve and asked to work only when needed
Ancestry of “reservism”, step by step
reservism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English reserve
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | reserve | Restriction; That which is reserved or kept back,... |
| 2 | Old French | reserver | — |
| 3 | Latin | reservo | I reserve, retain, save |
| 4 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 5 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 6 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 11 | 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 |