English → Latin
“conservative” in Latin
servōto maintain, keep; to protect, save, keep, guard, safeguard, watch over; to give heed to, pay attention to; watch, obsercōnservōto conserve, to preserve, to save, to guard, to protect; to maintain (i.e., uphold)tueorto look or gaze at, behold, watch, view; to care for, guard, defend, protect, support, compensate or make up for; to uphcōnservātorkeeper, preserver, defender
The English word conservative itself goes back to Latin servus, through cōnservō.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
conservative
circumlocution by verbs, servare, conservare, tueri. Sometimes the substantives, servator, conservator, conservatrix (feminine), taken adjectively. A conservative (member of a political party), qui optimatium causam agit: optimatium fautor (PROP. aristocrat).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for conservative?
- The usual Latin words for “conservative” are servō, cōnservō, tueor; also cōnservātor. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.