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Where does “salvatorium” come from?

salvatorium (Latin) comes from Latin salvare, from Latin salvo, from Latin salvus, from Proto-Italic *salawos, from Proto-Indo-European solh₂wós, from Proto-Indo-European sōlh₂- — mercy, comfort; comfort, mercy.

Ancestry of “salvatorium”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsalvarepresent active infinitive of salvō; second-person...
2LatinsalvoI save
3Latinsalvussafe, saved, preserved, sound, unharmed,...
4Proto-Italic*salawos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansolh₂wós—
6Proto-Indo-Europeansōlh₂-mercy, comfort; comfort, mercy

Words derived from “salvatorium”

  • salvatory
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