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Where does “conservateur” come from?

conservateur (French) comes from Latin conservator, from Latin cōnservō, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic kom, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

conservateur (French): keeper, curator, custodian; conservative;...

Definitions

  1. keeper, curator, custodian; conservative;...

Ancestry of “conservateur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinconservatora keeper, preserver, defender; second-person...
2Latincōnservō—
3Latincōn-—
4Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
5Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
6Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
9Middle Englishkyt—
10Germankitt—
11Old High Germankuti—
12Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
13Proto-Germanickweduzresin
14Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
15Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “conservateur”

  • conservatisme
  • ultraconservateur
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