'preservation-related' originates from English, formed by combining the noun 'preservation' and the adjectival element '-related', where 'preservation' ultimately comes from Latin 'praeservatio' meaning 'an act of preserving' and '-related' denotes 'connected with'.

'preservation' changed from Latin 'praeservatio' (via Old French 'preservacion') into Middle English 'preservation', and later entered modern English compounds such as 'preservation-related'.

Initially, 'preservation' meant 'the act of keeping safe' in a literal sense; over time it retained that sense while also being used in compound adjectives (e.g. 'preservation-related') to mean 'connected with the practice or field of preservation'.