Where does “saveour” come from?

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

saveour (Middle English): A saviour or deliverer; one who rescues from harm

Definitions

  1. A saviour or deliverer; one who rescues from harm

Ancestry of “saveour”, step by step

saveour traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French sauveor

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

via Old French sauveour

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchsauveour—
2Late Latinsalvatorsaviour; second/third-person singular future...

Words derived from “saveour”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sōlh₂- →