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 from danger, peril, sickness, to deliver, rescue

Definitions

  1. to save from danger, peril, sickness, to deliver, rescue

Ancestry of “salvar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsalvāre—
2Latinsalvussafe, saved, preserved, sound, unharmed,...
3Proto-Italic*salawoswhole
4Proto-Indo-Europeansolh₂wós—
5Proto-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 →
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