myEtymology.com: English etymology of reservist

Etymology of the English word reservist

the English word reservist

using the English suffix -ist

derived from the Latin suffix -ista

derived from the Greek suffix -istes

derived from the English word reserve

derived from the French word réserver

derived from the Latin word reservare (reserve; spare; hold on to)

using the Latin prefix re-

derived from the Latin word servare (watch over; protect, store)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ser-

derived from the English word serve

derived from the Old French word servir

derived from the Late Latin word servire (serve; be a slave to; with DAT)

derived from the Latin word servus (slave; servant)

using the English prefix re-

derived from the Latin prefix re-

derived from the Old French word reserver

derived from the Latin word reservare (reserve; spare; hold on to)

using the Latin prefix re-

derived from the Latin word servare (watch over; protect, store)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ser-