Where does “Savior” come from?

Savior comes from Middle English saviour, from Old French sauveour, from Late Latin salvator, derived from Latin salvāre meaning "to save" and the agent noun suffix -tor.

Savior (English): Jesus Christ

Definitions

  1. Jesus Christ

Ancestry of “Savior”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishsaveourA saviour or deliverer; one who rescues from harm
2Old Frenchsauveorsavior
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

Words derived from “Savior

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sōlh₂-