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Where does “salvator” come from?

salvator (Late Latin) 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.

salvator (Late Latin): saviour; second/third-person singular future...

Definitions

  1. saviour; second/third-person singular future...

Ancestry of “salvator”, step by step

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

Words derived from “salvator”

  • Savior
  • savior
  • saviorhood
  • saviorship
  • savioress
  • saviorism
  • sauveur
  • saviour
  • sauveour
  • sauveur
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sōlh₂- →