Where does “salvific” come from?
Salvific comes from Latin salvificus, from salvus meaning safe or whole, and facio meaning to make, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- meaning to put or place.
salvific (English): Able or intending to provide salvation or...
Definitions
- Able or intending to provide salvation or...
Ancestry of “salvific”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | salvificus | saving |
| 2 | Latin | salvus | safe, saved, preserved, sound, unharmed,... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | *salawos | whole |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | solh₂wós | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sōlh₂- | mercy, comfort; comfort, mercy |