Where does “salvo” come from?
salvo (Latin) comes from Latin salvus, from Proto-Italic *salawos, from Proto-Indo-European solh₂wós, from Proto-Indo-European sōlh₂- — mercy, comfort; comfort, mercy.
Ancestry of “salvo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 |