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Where does “salvamento” come from?

salvamento (Italian) comes from Latin salvāmentum, from Latin salvō, from Latin salvus, from Proto-Italic *salawos, from Proto-Indo-European solh₂wós, from Proto-Indo-European sōlh₂- — mercy, comfort; comfort, mercy.

salvamento (Italian): saving, rescuing; escape, rescue, safety;...

Definitions

  1. saving, rescuing; escape, rescue, safety;...

Ancestry of “salvamento”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsalvāmentum—
2Latinsalvō—
3Latinsalvussafe, saved, preserved, sound, unharmed,...
4Proto-Italic*salawos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansolh₂wós—
6Proto-Indo-Europeansōlh₂-mercy, comfort; comfort, mercy
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