Where does “salvar” come from?

salvar (Old French) comes 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 (Old French): Alternative form of sauver

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of sauver

Ancestry of “salvar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late LatinsalvoI save; to save; to make safe, secure, save
2Latinsalvussafe, saved, preserved, sound, unharmed,...
3Proto-Italic*salawoswhole
4Proto-Indo-Europeansolh₂wós—
5Proto-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 →