Where does “salvamar” come from?

salvamar (Romanian) comes from Romanian Marin, from French marin, from Middle French marin, from Old French marin, from Latin marīnus, from Ancient Greek Μαρῖνος, from Latin marinus, from Latin -inus — adjectival suffix.

salvamar (Romanian): lifeguard

Definitions

  1. lifeguard

Ancestry of “salvamar”, step by step

salvamar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Romanian Marin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RomanianMarinmarine
2Frenchmarinmaritime; marine; seaman
3Middle Frenchmarinmarine
4Old Frenchmarinmarine
5Latinmarīnusmarine; of or pertaining to the sea
6Ancient GreekΜαρῖνοςknown from the ancient Roman and Byzantine Periods
7Latinmarinusmarine; of or pertaining to the sea
8Latin-inusOf or pertaining to; -ine
9Proto-Italic-īnosof/belonging to
10Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
11Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

via Romanian salvare

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniansalvarerescue
2Romaniansalvato save, rescue, set free
3Frenchsalvesalvo, volley of shots; round
4Italiansalvafeminine singular of salvo; volley, discharge,...
5Spanishsalvafeminine singular of salvo; salvo, volley
6Spanishsalvosafe; except, apart from
7Latinsalvussafe, saved, preserved, sound, unharmed,...
8Proto-Italic*salawoswhole
9Proto-Indo-Europeansolh₂wós
10Proto-Indo-Europeansōlh₂-mercy, comfort; comfort, mercy

Words derived from “salvamar

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no-Every word from Latin -inusEvery word from Latin marīnus