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Where does “sauveour” come from?

sauveour (Old French) comes 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.

Ancestry of “sauveour”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinsalvatorsaviour; second/third-person singular future...
2Latinsalvō—
3Latinsalvussafe, saved, preserved, sound, unharmed,...
4Proto-Italic*salawos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansolh₂wós—
6Proto-Indo-Europeansōlh₂-mercy, comfort; comfort, mercy

Words derived from “sauveour”

  • Savior
  • savior
  • saviorhood
  • saviorship
  • savioress
  • saviorism
  • saviour
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