Where does “salvia” come from?

salvia (Finnish) comes from Swedish salvia, from Latin salvia, from Latin salvus, from Proto-Italic *salawos, from Proto-Indo-European solh₂wós, from Proto-Indo-European sōlh₂- — mercy, comfort; comfort, mercy.

salvia (Finnish): sage, "Salvia officinalis"; sage

Definitions

  1. sage, "Salvia officinalis"; sage

Ancestry of “salvia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsalviasage, Salvia officinalis (and the spice produced from it)
2Latinsalviasage
3Latinsalvussafe, saved, preserved, sound, unharmed,...
4Proto-Italic*salawoswhole
5Proto-Indo-Europeansolh₂wós—
6Proto-Indo-Europeansōlh₂-mercy, comfort; comfort, mercy

Words derived from “salvia”

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