Where does “salva-vidas” come from?
salva-vidas (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese salva, 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-vidas (Portuguese): life-; lifeguard; Clipping of bote salva-vidas
Definitions
- life-; lifeguard; Clipping of bote salva-vidas
Ancestry of “salva-vidas”, step by step
salva-vidas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Portuguese salva
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | salva | salvo; any noisy simultaneous salute; charger |
| 2 | Portuguese | salvar | to save; to greet with a salvo; to greet |
| 3 | Old Portuguese | salvar | — |
| 4 | Latin | salvāre | — |
| 5 | Latin | salvus | safe, saved, preserved, sound, unharmed,... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *salawos | whole |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | solh₂wós | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sōlh₂- | mercy, comfort; comfort, mercy |
via Portuguese vidas
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | vidas | plural of vida; lives |