Where does “salva-” come from?
salva- (Italian) comes from Italian salvare, from Latin salvō, from Latin salvus, from Proto-Italic *salawos, from Proto-Indo-European solh₂wós, from Proto-Indo-European sōlh₂- — mercy, comfort; comfort, mercy.
salva- (Italian): Used to form nouns with the meaning of protection...
Definitions
- Used to form nouns with the meaning of protection...
Ancestry of “salva-”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | salvare | to save, rescue, retrieve, deliver; to save,... |
| 2 | Latin | salvō | — |
| 3 | Latin | salvus | safe, saved, preserved, sound, unharmed,... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *salawos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | solh₂wós | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sōlh₂- | mercy, comfort; comfort, mercy |
Words derived from “salva-”