Where does “savement” come from?

savement (Middle English) comes from Old French sauvement, from Latin salvāmentum, from Latin salvō, from Latin salvus, from Proto-Italic *salawos, from Proto-Indo-European solh₂wós, from Proto-Indo-European sōlh₂- — mercy, comfort; comfort, mercy.

savement (Middle English): salvation, saving

Definitions

  1. salvation, saving

Ancestry of “savement”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchsauvementsalvation
2Latinsalvāmentumsalvation
3Latinsalvōto save (make safe or healthy)
4Latinsalvussafe, saved, preserved, sound, unharmed,...
5Proto-Italic*salawoswhole
6Proto-Indo-Europeansolh₂wós—
7Proto-Indo-Europeansōlh₂-mercy, comfort; comfort, mercy

Words derived from “savement”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sōlh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European solh₂wós →Every word from Proto-Italic *salawos →