Where does “savescum” come from?

savescum (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.

savescum (English): To reload the last saved game whenever the player...

Definitions

  1. To reload the last saved game whenever the player...

Ancestry of “savescum”, step by step

savescum traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English save

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsaveIn various sports, a block that prevents an...
2Middle EnglishsavenTo save prevent from harm or difficulty
3Old Frenchsauverto save
4Gallo-Romancesalvar—
5Latinsalvōto save (make safe or healthy)
6Latinsalvussafe, saved, preserved, sound, unharmed,...
7Proto-Italic*salawoswhole
8Proto-Indo-Europeansolh₂wós—
9Proto-Indo-Europeansōlh₂-mercy, comfort; comfort, mercy

via English scum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishscumA layer of impurities that accumulates at the...
2Middle Englishscum—
3Middle Dutchschūmefoam
4Old Dutch*scūm—
5Frankishskūmfoam; froth, foam
6Proto-Germanicskūmazfilm; grime; scum; foam; froth; yeast
7Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover

Words derived from “savescum”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sōlh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European solh₂wós →Every word from Proto-Italic *salawos →