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Where does “conserver” come from?

conserver (French) comes from German konservieren, from Italian conservare, from Spanish conservar, from Latin cōnservō, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic kom — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

conserver (French): to keep; to retain, conserve, preserve

Definitions

  1. to keep; to retain, conserve, preserve

Ancestry of “conserver”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankonservierento conserve, to preserve
2Italianconservareto keep, preserve, retain, conserve, hold, save;...
3Spanishconservarto conserve
4Latincōnservō—
5Latincōn-—
6Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
7Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
8Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
10Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
11Middle Englishkyt—
12Germankitt—
13Old High Germankuti—
14Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
15Proto-Germanickweduzresin
16Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
17Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “conserver”

  • conserverie
  • conserva
  • konsève
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