Where does “salver” come from?
Salver comes from English salve, from Latin salvus meaning "safe" or "whole," ultimately from the Latin root salvus.
salver (English): One who salves or cures; One who pretends to...
Definitions
- One who salves or cures; One who pretends to...
Ancestry of “salver”, step by step
salver traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English salve
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | salve | An ointment, cream, or balm with soothing,... |
| 2 | Middle English | salve | Alternative form of sauf |
| 3 | Old English | sealf | salve |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | salbu | salve, ointment |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | salbō | salve, ointment |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | solp-éh₂ | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | selp- | fat, oil |
via Middle English salver
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | salver | — |
| 2 | Spanish | salva | feminine singular of salvo; salvo, volley |
| 3 | Spanish | salvo | safe; except, apart from |
| 4 | Latin | salvus | safe, saved, preserved, sound, unharmed,... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *salawos | whole |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | solh₂wós | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sōlh₂- | mercy, comfort; comfort, mercy |