Etymology

reserve

re·serve
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Today it means: The act of reserving or keeping back; reservation; exception. Full definition →

Old French reserver ← Latin reservō
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  1. Latin · derived fromreservō“to reserve, retain”
  2. Old French · derived fromreserver
  3. English todayreserve

From Old French reserver, from Latin reservō (“to reserve, retain”).

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