Where does “sauvetage” come from?
sauvetage (French) comes from French sauver, from Middle French saulver, 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.
sauvetage (French): rescue; saving; save
Definitions
- rescue; saving; save
Ancestry of “sauvetage”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | sauver | to save, rescue; to protect; to save; to escape,... |
| 2 | Middle French | saulver | to save; to rescue; to protect |
| 3 | Old French | sauver | to save |
| 4 | Gallo-Romance | salvar | — |
| 5 | Latin | salvō | to save (make safe or healthy) |
| 6 | Latin | salvus | safe, saved, preserved, sound, unharmed,... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *salawos | whole |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | solh₂wós | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sōlh₂- | mercy, comfort; comfort, mercy |