Where does “salvia” come from?

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

salvia (Latin): sage

Definitions

sage

Ancestry of “salvia”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	salvus	safe, saved, preserved, sound, unharmed,...
2	Proto-Italic	*salawos	—
3	Proto-Indo-European	solh₂wós	—
4	Proto-Indo-European	sōlh₂-	mercy, comfort; comfort, mercy

Words derived from “salvia”

salvia
salvia
salvia
sauge
sálvia
szałwia
жалфија
žalfija
zsálya
Salvia
sauge
šalvěj
salje
sauge
sauge
sherbelë
sauge
Salvia
salviella

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