Where does “Republic of El Salvador” come from?

Republic of El Salvador (English) comes from English Republic, from Middle French république, from Latin republica, from Latin rēspublica, from Latin rēs, from Latin vindicatio, from Latin vindicō, from Latin vindex — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

Ancestry of “Republic of El Salvador”, step by step

Republic of El Salvador traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via English Republic

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishRepublicThe Roman Republic
2Middle Frenchrépubliquerepublic
3Latinrepublicaablative singular of rēspublica
4Latinrēspublicaa republic, commonwealth; the state, nation
5Latinrēsthing, object, stuff
6Latinvindicatiocivil lawsuit; protection, defence; vindication;...
7Latinvindicōto lay claim to as one's own (often with sibi)
8Latinvindexclaimant, vindicator
9Latindīcōto say, talk, speak, utter, mention
10Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
11Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
12Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
13Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
14Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
15Latincalceusshoe
16Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
17Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

via English of

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishofAPI; Expressing distance or motion; "Expressing...
2Middle Englishofof; off; until
3Old Englishofof, from, off, out of
4Old Englishæfof
5Proto-Germanic*ab
6Proto-Indo-Europeanapó

via English El Salvador

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishEl SalvadorPlaces in the Philippines
2SpanishEl SalvadorThe Saviour
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ
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