"conservation (of nature)" in seven languages
Meaningconservation (of nature)
Spanish
conservación
/konseɾbaˈθjon/
fem.learned
French
conservation
/kɔ̃sɛʁvasjɔ̃/
fem.learned
For nature, protection or préservation is often preferred.
Italian
conservazione
/konservatˈtsjone/
fem.learned
Portuguese
conservação
/kõsehvaˈsɐ̃w/
fem.learned
Romanian
conservare
/konserˈvare/
fem.learned
Catalan
conservació
/kunsəɾbəˈsjo/
fem.learned
English
conservation
/ˌkɑnsɚˈveɪʃən/
from Latin/French · Latin CONSERVĀTIŌNEM, via Old French
English → Italianconservation (of nature)conservazioneCognateSame source — inherited, learned or borrowed. You can recognize it.What English and Italian share
The Latin ancestor
CONSERVĀTIŌNEM‘a keeping, preserving’
All six sisters descend from it, unless marked otherwise below.
The story
The root is SERVĀRE 'to keep, watch over' (not SERVUS 'slave'): the same verb hides in preserve and observe.
English relatives: conserve, preserve, observe, conservative
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In a sentence
- esLa conservación de los bosques es una prioridad.
- frLa conservation des forêts est une priorité.
- itLa conservazione delle foreste è una priorità.
- ptA conservação das florestas é uma prioridade.
- roConservarea pădurilor este o prioritate.
- caLa conservació dels boscos és una prioritat.
- enForest conservation is a priority.