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

  1. sage

Ancestry of “salvia”, step by step

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

Words derived from “salvia”

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