Where does “salvador” come from?

salvador (Chavacano) comes from Spanish Salvador, from Old Spanish salvador, from Latin salvātor, from Latin salvō, from Latin salvus, from Proto-Italic *salawos, from Proto-Indo-European solh₂wós, from Proto-Indo-European sōlh₂- — mercy, comfort; comfort, mercy.

salvador (Chavacano): savior

Definitions

  1. savior

Ancestry of “salvador”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishSalvadorsavior
2Old Spanishsalvadorsavior
3Latinsalvātorsaviour
4Latinsalvōto save (make safe or healthy)
5Latinsalvussafe, saved, preserved, sound, unharmed,...
6Proto-Italic*salawoswhole
7Proto-Indo-Europeansolh₂wós—
8Proto-Indo-Europeansōlh₂-mercy, comfort; comfort, mercy
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sōlh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European solh₂wós →Every word from Proto-Italic *salawos →