Where does “salvation” come from?
Salvation comes from Middle English savacioun, from Old French salvaciun, from Latin salvatio, derived from salvare meaning "to save" and the noun-forming suffix -tio, ultimately from Latin salvus meaning "safe" or "whole."
salvation (English): The process of being saved, the state of having...
Definitions
- The process of being saved, the state of having...
Ancestry of “salvation”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | savacioun | salvation |
| 2 | Tagalog | Salvacion | — |
| 3 | Spanish | Salvación | salvation |
| 4 | Latin | salvatio | deliverance, salvation |
| 5 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 6 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 7 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 8 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 9 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 10 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 11 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |