Where does “savior” come from?
Savior comes from Middle English saviour, from Old French sauveour, from Late Latin salvator, an agent noun from Latin salvāre meaning to save, derived from Latin salvus meaning safe or whole.
savior (English): A person who saves someone, rescues another from...
Definitions
- A person who saves someone, rescues another from...
Ancestry of “savior”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | saviour | — |
| 2 | Old French | sauveour | — |
| 3 | Late Latin | salvator | saviour; second/third-person singular future... |
| 4 | Latin | salvō | to save (make safe or healthy) |
| 5 | Latin | salvus | safe, saved, preserved, sound, unharmed,... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *salawos | whole |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | solh₂wós | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sōlh₂- | mercy, comfort; comfort, mercy |