Where does “salvus” come from?

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

salvus (Latin): safe, saved, preserved, sound, unharmed,...

Definitions

  1. safe, saved, preserved, sound, unharmed,...

Ancestry of “salvus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italic*salawoswhole
2Proto-Indo-Europeansolh₂wós—
3Proto-Indo-Europeansōlh₂-mercy, comfort; comfort, mercy

Words derived from “salvus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sōlh₂- →