Where does “sauf” come from?
sauf (English) comes from English save, from Middle English saven, from Old French sauver, from Gallo-Romance salvar, from Latin salvō, from Latin salvus, from Proto-Italic *salawos, from Proto-Indo-European solh₂wós — mercy, comfort; comfort, mercy.
sauf (English): Obsolete form of save
Ancestry of “sauf”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | save | In various sports, a block that prevents an... |
| 2 | Middle English | saven | — |
| 3 | Old French | sauver | to save |
| 4 | Gallo-Romance | salvar | — |
| 5 | Latin | salvō | — |
| 6 | Latin | salvus | safe, saved, preserved, sound, unharmed,... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *salawos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | solh₂wós | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sōlh₂- | mercy, comfort; comfort, mercy |