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Where does “salvifico” come from?

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

salvifico (Italian): salvific

Definitions

  1. salvific

Ancestry of “salvifico”, step by step

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