Where does “salva” come from?
salva (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.
salva (Portuguese): salvo; any noisy simultaneous salute; charger
Definitions
- salvo; any noisy simultaneous salute; charger
Ancestry of “salva”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 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 |