Where does “salvare” come from?
salvare (Italian) comes from Latin salvō, from Latin salvus, from Proto-Italic *salawos, from Proto-Indo-European solh₂wós, from Proto-Indo-European sōlh₂- — mercy, comfort; comfort, mercy.
salvare (Italian): to save, rescue, retrieve, deliver; to save,...
Definitions
- to save, rescue, retrieve, deliver; to save,...
Ancestry of “salvare”, step by step
salvare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin salvō
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | salvō | to save (make safe or healthy) |
| 2 | Latin | salvus | safe, saved, preserved, sound, unharmed,... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | *salawos | whole |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | solh₂wós | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sōlh₂- | mercy, comfort; comfort, mercy |
via Latin salvāre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | salvāre | — |