Where does “saudável” come from?

saudável (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese saudar, from Old Portuguese saudar, from Latin salūtāre, from Latin -āris, from Latin -ālis, from Proto-Italic -ālis — forms relational adjectives.

saudável (Portuguese): healthy; well; healthy; healthful

Definitions

  1. healthy; well; healthy; healthful

Ancestry of “saudável”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesesaudarto hail; to greet
2Old Portuguesesaudar—
3Latinsalūtāresalvation, saviour, deliverance
4Latin-ārisfirst conjugation
5Latin-ālis—
6Proto-Italic-ālisforms relational adjectives

Words derived from “saudável”

Every word from Proto-Italic -ālis →Every word from Latin -ālis →Every word from Latin -āris →