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Where does “reserv” come from?

reserv (Swedish) comes from French réserve, from French réserver, from Latin reservo, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro- — passed , crossed.

reserv (Swedish): a reserve, a spare

Definitions

  1. a reserve, a spare

Ancestry of “reserv”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchréservereservation; reserve, stock; stockroom
2Frenchréserverto reserve, to make a reservation , to book; to...
3LatinreservoI reserve, retain, save
4Latinrĕ-—
5Latinprōdūcō—
6Latinprō-—
7Proto-Italic*pro-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
10Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “reserv”

  • reservera
  • valutareserv
  • personalreserv
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