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Where does “salvator” come from?

salvator (English) comes from Middle English salvatour, from Latin salvātor, from Latin salvō, from Latin salvus, from Proto-Italic *salawos, from Proto-Indo-European solh₂wós, from Proto-Indo-European sōlh₂- — mercy, comfort; comfort, mercy.

salvator (English): saviour

Definitions

  1. saviour

Ancestry of “salvator”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishsalvatour—
2Latinsalvātor—
3Latinsalvō—
4Latinsalvussafe, saved, preserved, sound, unharmed,...
5Proto-Italic*salawos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeansolh₂wós—
7Proto-Indo-Europeansōlh₂-mercy, comfort; comfort, mercy
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