Where does “reservist” come from?
Reservist comes from English reserve plus the suffix -ista from Latin, -ιστής from Ancient Greek, re- from Latin, and ser- from Proto-Indo-European meaning to join or connect.
reservist (English): A soldier who is assigned as reserved; after...
Definitions
- A soldier who is assigned as reserved; after...
Ancestry of “reservist”, step by step
reservist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French réserviste
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | réserviste | reservist |
| 2 | French | réserve | reservation; reserve, stock; stockroom |
| 3 | French | réserver | to reserve, to make a reservation (for), to book |
| 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 |