Where does “salva” come from?

salva (English) comes 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.

salva (English): simultaneous discharge of guns

Definitions

  1. simultaneous discharge of guns

Ancestry of “salva”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishsalvafeminine singular of salvo; salvo, volley
2Spanishsalvosafe; except, apart from
3Latinsalvussafe, saved, preserved, sound, unharmed,...
4Proto-Italic*salawoswhole
5Proto-Indo-Europeansolh₂wós—
6Proto-Indo-Europeansōlh₂-mercy, comfort; comfort, mercy
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sōlh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European solh₂wós →Every word from Proto-Italic *salawos →