Where does “salvadanaro” come from?

salvadanaro (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.

salvadanaro (Italian): Alternative form of salvadanaio

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of salvadanaio

Ancestry of “salvadanaro”, step by step

salvadanaro traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian salvare

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiansalvareto save, rescue, retrieve, deliver; to save,...
2Latinsalvōto save (make safe or healthy)
3Latinsalvussafe, saved, preserved, sound, unharmed,...
4Proto-Italic*salawoswhole
5Proto-Indo-Europeansolh₂wós
6Proto-Indo-Europeansōlh₂-mercy, comfort; comfort, mercy

via Italian danaro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItaliandanaroAlternative form of denaro; money
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sōlh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European solh₂wósEvery word from Proto-Italic *salawos