Where does “salvetet” come from?
salvetet (Old French) comes from Medieval Latin salvitas, from Latin salvus, from Proto-Italic *salawos, from Proto-Indo-European solh₂wós, from Proto-Indo-European sōlh₂- — mercy, comfort; comfort, mercy.
Ancestry of “salvetet”, step by step
salvetet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Medieval Latin salvitas
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Medieval Latin | salvitas | — |
| 2 | Latin | salvus | safe, saved, preserved, sound, unharmed,... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | *salawos | whole |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | solh₂wós | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sōlh₂- | mercy, comfort; comfort, mercy |
via Latin salvitatem
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | salvitatem | — |