Where does “salve” come from?
salve (Danish) comes from French salve, from Italian salva, from Spanish salva, from Spanish salvo, from Latin salvus, from Proto-Italic *salawos, from Proto-Indo-European solh₂wós, from Proto-Indo-European sōlh₂- — mercy, comfort; comfort, mercy.
salve (Danish): ointment; salvo; volley
Definitions
- ointment; salvo; volley
Ancestry of “salve”, step by step
salve traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French salve
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | salve | salvo, volley of shots; round |
| 2 | Italian | salva | feminine singular of salvo; volley, discharge,... |
| 3 | Spanish | salva | feminine singular of salvo; salvo, volley |
| 4 | Spanish | salvo | safe; except, apart from |
| 5 | Latin | salvus | safe, saved, preserved, sound, unharmed,... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *salawos | whole |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | solh₂wós | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sōlh₂- | mercy, comfort; comfort, mercy |