Etymology of the French word conserver
the French word
conserverderived 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 conserver in French dates from the 10th century.
Derivations in French
conserverie,
conservatoire,
conserve,
conservable,
conserveurDerivations in other languages
Romanian
conservaCognates
Dutch
conserveren, English
conserve, German
konservieren, Italian
conservare, Norwegian
konservere, Provençal
conservar, Spanish
conservar, Swedish
konservera
