Where does “ressalvar” come from?
ressalvar (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese salvar, from Old Portuguese salvar, from Latin salvāre, from Latin salvus, from Proto-Italic *salawos, from Proto-Indo-European solh₂wós, from Proto-Indo-European sōlh₂- — mercy, comfort; comfort, mercy.
ressalvar (Portuguese): to note, indicate; to caveat
Definitions
- to note, indicate; to caveat
Ancestry of “ressalvar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Portuguese | salvar | to save; to greet with a salvo; to greet |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | salvar | — |
| 3 | Latin | salvāre | — |
| 4 | Latin | salvus | safe, saved, preserved, sound, unharmed,... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *salawos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | solh₂wós | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sōlh₂- | mercy, comfort; comfort, mercy |