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Where does “salvabile” come from?

salvabile (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.

salvabile (Italian): That can be saved, rescuable; What can be saved

Definitions

  1. That can be saved, rescuable; What can be saved

Ancestry of “salvabile”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiansalvareto save, rescue, retrieve, deliver; to save,...
2Latinsalvō—
3Latinsalvussafe, saved, preserved, sound, unharmed,...
4Proto-Italic*salawos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansolh₂wós—
6Proto-Indo-Europeansōlh₂-mercy, comfort; comfort, mercy

Words derived from “salvabile”

  • insalvabile
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sōlh₂- →