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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 Frenchsauvement—
2Latinsalvāmentum—
3Latinsalvō—
4Latinsalvussafe, saved, preserved, sound, unharmed,...
5Proto-Italic*salawos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeansolh₂wós—
7Proto-Indo-Europeansōlh₂-mercy, comfort; comfort, mercy

Words derived from “savement”

  • savement
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