Etymology of the French word conservateur
the French word
conservateurderived from the Latin word
conservator (keeper, one who preserves; defender)
derived from the Latin word
conservare (keep safe, intact, save)
derived from the Latin word
servare (watch over; protect, store)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ser-using the Latin prefix
con- (together)
derived from the Latin prefix
com-derived from the Latin word
cum (with)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kom (near, with, together)
Date
The earliest known usage of conservateur in French dates from the 13th century.
Derivations in French
conservatisme,
ultra-conservateurDerivations in other languages
Romanian
conservatorCognates
Dutch
conservatief, German
konservativ, Italian
conservatore, Norwegian
konservativ, Spanish
conservador, Swedish
konservativ
