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Where does “salvo” come from?

Salvo comes from Latin salvus, meaning safe or sound, which developed into the noun form salvo in Late Latin.

salvo (English): An exception; a reservation; an excuse; A...

Definitions

  1. An exception; a reservation; an excuse; A...

Ancestry of “salvo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesesalvosafe
2Latinsalvussafe, saved, preserved, sound, unharmed,...
3Proto-Italic*salawos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansolh₂wós—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansōlh₂-mercy, comfort; comfort, mercy
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sōlh₂- →