keepsake
English
/ˈkiːp.seɪk/
noun
Definitions
- Some object given by a person and retained in memory of something or someone; something kept for sentimental or nostalgic reasons.
- (historical) Specifically, a type of literary album popular in the nineteenth-century, containing scraps of poetry and prose, and engravings.
Etymology
Compound from English keep + English sake (strife).
Origin
English
sake
Gloss
strife
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- alekeep English
- atsake English
- barkeep English
- forsake English
- gatekeep English
- keep English
- keep-worthy English
- keepability English
- keepable English
- keepalive English
- keepen English
- keeper English
- keepest English
- keepeth English
- keepless English
- keeplike English
- keepnet English
- keepsies English
- keepworthy English
- miskeep English
- namesake English
- outkeep English
- overkeep English
- sackless English
- sake English
- tavernkeep English
- timekeep English
- underkeep English
- unsake English
- upkeep English
- withersake English
- withsake English
- キープ Japanese
- kepen Middle English
- sake Middle English
- kipön Volapük