Where does “salvateur” come from?

salvateur (French) comes from Late Latin salvator, from Latin salvō, from Latin salvus, from Proto-Italic *salawos, from Proto-Indo-European solh₂wós, from Proto-Indo-European sōlh₂- — mercy, comfort; comfort, mercy.

salvateur (French): saving; that saves

Definitions

  1. saving; that saves

Ancestry of “salvateur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinsalvatorsaviour; second/third-person singular future...
2Latinsalvōto save (make safe or healthy)
3Latinsalvussafe, saved, preserved, sound, unharmed,...
4Proto-Italic*salawoswhole
5Proto-Indo-Europeansolh₂wós—
6Proto-Indo-Europeansōlh₂-mercy, comfort; comfort, mercy
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sōlh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European solh₂wós →Every word from Proto-Italic *salawos →