English
preservation
Preservation comes from Medieval Latin preservatio.
- Medieval Latinc. 600–1500preservatio
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400preservacion
- Englishearliest quotation c. 1600preservation
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
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- Medieval Latinc. 600–1500preservatio
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400preservacion
- Englishearliest quotation c. 1600preservation
Earliest quotation: c. 1600, Sir John Davies, The Original: “Every seneseless thing by nature's light Doth preservation seek,…”
Formed from preserve + -ation
Every English word from Medieval Latin preservatio
Today it means
noun The act of preserving; care to preserve; act of keeping from destruction, decay or any ill.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Medieval Latin preservatio / preservation