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Where does “salvar” come from?

salvar (Ido) comes from Latin salvāre, from Latin salvus, from Proto-Italic *salawos, from Proto-Indo-European solh₂wós, from Proto-Indo-European sōlh₂- — mercy, comfort; comfort, mercy.

salvar (Ido): to save , to deliver, rescue; to salvage; to save

Definitions

  1. to save , to deliver, rescue; to salvage; to save

Ancestry of “salvar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsalvāre—
2Latinsalvussafe, saved, preserved, sound, unharmed,...
3Proto-Italic*salawos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansolh₂wós—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansōlh₂-mercy, comfort; comfort, mercy
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