Etymology

reservoir

re·ser·voir
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Today it means: A place where anything is kept in store. Full definition →

French réservoir
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The story

  1. French · derived fromréserver“to reserve, keep”
  2. French · borrowed fromréservoir“collection place”
  3. English todayreservoir

From French réservoir (“collection place”) (fig.), réservoir (“storehouse”) (lit.). in turn from French réserver (“to reserve, keep”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.