Where does “salbabida” come from?
salbabida (Ilocano) comes from Spanish salvavidas, from Spanish salvar, from Old Spanish salvar, from Latin salvāre, from Latin salvus, from Proto-Italic *salawos, from Proto-Indo-European solh₂wós, from Proto-Indo-European sōlh₂- — mercy, comfort; comfort, mercy.
salbabida (Ilocano): life belt; life buoy; life preserver
Definitions
- life belt; life buoy; life preserver
Ancestry of “salbabida”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | salvavidas | emergency, life saving; life preserver, life... |
| 2 | Spanish | salvar | to save; to rescue; to salvage |
| 3 | Old Spanish | salvar | — |
| 4 | Latin | salvāre | — |
| 5 | Latin | salvus | safe, saved, preserved, sound, unharmed,... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *salawos | whole |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | solh₂wós | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sōlh₂- | mercy, comfort; comfort, mercy |