Etymology of the French word conservation
the French word
conservationderived from the Latin word
conservatio (preservation, conservation, keeping)
derived from the Latin word
conservatusderived 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 conservation in French dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in French
radioconservation,
autoconservationDerivations in other languages
Romanian
conservaţiuneCognates
Italian
conservazione, Spanish
conservacion
