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Where does “salvatory” come from?

salvatory (English) comes from Latin salvatorium, from Latin salvare, from Latin salvo, from Latin salvus, from Proto-Italic *salawos, from Proto-Indo-European solh₂wós, from Proto-Indo-European sōlh₂- — mercy, comfort; comfort, mercy.

salvatory (English): A place where things are preserved; a repository

Definitions

  1. A place where things are preserved; a repository

Ancestry of “salvatory”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsalvatorium—
2Latinsalvarepresent active infinitive of salvō; second-person...
3LatinsalvoI save
4Latinsalvussafe, saved, preserved, sound, unharmed,...
5Proto-Italic*salawos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeansolh₂wós—
7Proto-Indo-Europeansōlh₂-mercy, comfort; comfort, mercy
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