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Where does “dissaver” come from?

dissaver (English) comes from English dissave, from English save, from Middle English saven, from Old French sauver, from Gallo-Romance salvar, from Latin salvō, from Latin salvus, from Proto-Italic *salawos — mercy, comfort; comfort, mercy.

dissaver (English): One who dissaves

Definitions

  1. One who dissaves

Ancestry of “dissaver”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdissaveTo spend more than one earns
2EnglishsaveIn various sports, a block that prevents an...
3Middle Englishsaven—
4Old Frenchsauverto save
5Gallo-Romancesalvar—
6Latinsalvō—
7Latinsalvussafe, saved, preserved, sound, unharmed,...
8Proto-Italic*salawos—
9Proto-Indo-Europeansolh₂wós—
10Proto-Indo-Europeansōlh₂-mercy, comfort; comfort, mercy
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