Where does “salva” come from?

salva (Italian) comes from Spanish salva, from Spanish salvo, from Latin salvus, from Proto-Italic *salawos, from Proto-Indo-European solh₂wós, from Proto-Indo-European sōlh₂- — mercy, comfort; comfort, mercy.

salva (Italian): feminine singular of salvo; volley, discharge,...

Definitions

  1. feminine singular of salvo; volley, discharge,...

Ancestry of “salva”, step by step

salva traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish salva

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishsalvafeminine singular of salvo; salvo, volley
2Spanishsalvosafe; except, apart from
3Latinsalvussafe, saved, preserved, sound, unharmed,...
4Proto-Italic*salawoswhole
5Proto-Indo-Europeansolh₂wós—
6Proto-Indo-Europeansōlh₂-mercy, comfort; comfort, mercy

via Latin salve

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsalvehail!, hello!, welcome!; farewell!
2LatinsalveoI am well, healthy

Words derived from “salva”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sōlh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European solh₂wós →Every word from Proto-Italic *salawos →