Where does “salvi” come from?
salvi (Icelandic) comes from Danish salve, from French salve, from Italian salva, from Spanish salva, from Spanish salvo, from Latin salvus, from Proto-Italic *salawos, from Proto-Indo-European solh₂wós — mercy, comfort; comfort, mercy.
salvi (Icelandic): ointment
Definitions
- ointment
Ancestry of “salvi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | salve | ointment; salvo; volley |
| 2 | French | salve | salvo, volley of shots; round |
| 3 | Italian | salva | feminine singular of salvo; volley, discharge,... |
| 4 | Spanish | salva | feminine singular of salvo; salvo, volley |
| 5 | Spanish | salvo | safe; except, apart from |
| 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 |