Where does “sauveur” come from?
sauveur (Norman) comes from French sauveur, from Late Latin salvator, from Latin salvō, from Latin salvus, from Proto-Italic *salawos, from Proto-Indo-European solh₂wós, from Proto-Indo-European sōlh₂- — mercy, comfort; comfort, mercy.
sauveur (Norman): savior
Definitions
- savior
Ancestry of “sauveur”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | sauveur | savior; saving |
| 2 | Late Latin | salvator | saviour; second/third-person singular future... |
| 3 | Latin | salvō | to save (make safe or healthy) |
| 4 | Latin | salvus | safe, saved, preserved, sound, unharmed,... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *salawos | whole |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | solh₂wós | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sōlh₂- | mercy, comfort; comfort, mercy |