Where does “Konservierungsmittel” come from?

Konservierungsmittel (German) comes from German Konservierung, from German konservieren, from Italian conservare, from Spanish conservar, from Latin cōnservō, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Konservierungsmittel (German): preservative

Definitions

  1. preservative

Ancestry of “Konservierungsmittel”, step by step

Konservierungsmittel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Konservierung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKonservierungpreservation, conservation
2Germankonservierento conserve, to preserve
3Italianconservareto keep, preserve, retain, conserve, hold, save;...
4Spanishconservarto conserve
5Latincōnservōto conserve, to preserve, to save, to guard, to protect
6Latincōn-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects
7Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
8Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
9Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
11Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
12Middle Englishkyt—
13Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
14Old High Germankuti—
15Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
16Proto-Germanickweduzresin
17Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
18Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

via German mittel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanmittelmiddle, in the middle; average, middling
2Middle High Germanmittel—
3Old High Germanmittil—
4Proto-Germanicmidląmiddle
5Proto-Germanicmidjōmiddle, midst
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmédʰyosmiddle
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmedʰi-with, among; with, along
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmein the middle of, near, by, around, with
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gū- →Every word from Latin cōn- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷet- →