Where does “salvar” come from?

salvar (Occitan) comes from Old Occitan salvar, from Late Latin salvo, from Latin salvus, from Proto-Italic *salawos, from Proto-Indo-European solh₂wós, from Proto-Indo-European sōlh₂- — mercy, comfort; comfort, mercy.

salvar (Occitan): to save

Definitions

  1. to save

Ancestry of “salvar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Occitansalvarto save
2Late LatinsalvoI save; to save; to make safe, secure, save
3Latinsalvussafe, saved, preserved, sound, unharmed,...
4Proto-Italic*salawoswhole
5Proto-Indo-Europeansolh₂wós—
6Proto-Indo-Europeansōlh₂-mercy, comfort; comfort, mercy
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sōlh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European solh₂wós →Every word from Proto-Italic *salawos →