Where does “salutare” come from?
salutare (Italian) comes from Latin salutaris, from Latin salūs, from Proto-Indo-European sōlh₂- — mercy, comfort; comfort, mercy.
salutare (Italian): healthy, wholesome, beneficial; to welcome, to...
Definitions
- healthy, wholesome, beneficial; to welcome, to...
Ancestry of “salutare”, step by step
salutare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin salutaris
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | salutaris | healthy; useful, helpful; advantageous |
| 2 | Latin | salūs | safety; security |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | sōlh₂- | mercy, comfort; comfort, mercy |
via Latin salūtō
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | salūtō | to preserve, keep safe |
| 2 | Latin | -ō | suffixed to nouns or adjectives. Originally a-stem nouns. Later extended to nouns with other stems. Forms regular first-conjugation verbs |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | -ō | Derives nouns from roots |
Words derived from “salutare”