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Where does “salvaciun” come from?

salvaciun (Old French) comes from Latin salvatio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

Ancestry of “salvaciun”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsalvatiodeliverance, salvation
2Latin-tiō—
3Latindissertātiō—
4Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
5Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
6Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
7Latincalceusshoe
8Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
9Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “salvaciun”

  • salvation
  • Salvationist
  • salvational
  • salvationist
  • salvationism
  • salvationally
  • salvation Jane
  • savacioun
  • salvar
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