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.

Ancestry of “Savior”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Middle English	saveour	—
2	Old French	sauveor	savior
3	Latin	salvātor	—
4	Latin	salvō	—
5	Latin	salvus	safe, saved, preserved, sound, unharmed,...
6	Proto-Italic	*salawos	—
7	Proto-Indo-European	solh₂wós	—
8	Proto-Indo-European	sōlh₂-	mercy, comfort; comfort, mercy

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sōlh₂- →