Where does “sauge” come from?
sauge (Norman) comes from Old French sauge, from Latin salvia, from Latin salvus, from Proto-Italic *salawos, from Proto-Indo-European solh₂wós, from Proto-Indo-European sōlh₂- — mercy, comfort; comfort, mercy.
sauge (Norman): sage
Ancestry of “sauge”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | sauge | sage |
| 2 | Latin | salvia | sage |
| 3 | Latin | salvus | safe, saved, preserved, sound, unharmed,... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *salawos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | solh₂wós | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sōlh₂- | mercy, comfort; comfort, mercy |