Where does “salvamontist” come from?

salvamontist (Romanian) comes from Romanian salvamont, from Romanian salvare, from Romanian salva, from French salve, from Italian salva, from Spanish salva, from Spanish salvo, from Latin salvus — mercy, comfort; comfort, mercy.

salvamontist (Romanian): related to mountain rescue

Definitions

  1. related to mountain rescue

Ancestry of “salvamontist”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniansalvamontmountain rescue
2Romaniansalvarerescue
3Romaniansalvato save, rescue, set free
4Frenchsalvesalvo, volley of shots; round
5Italiansalvafeminine singular of salvo; volley, discharge,...
6Spanishsalvafeminine singular of salvo; salvo, volley
7Spanishsalvosafe; except, apart from
8Latinsalvussafe, saved, preserved, sound, unharmed,...
9Proto-Italic*salawoswhole
10Proto-Indo-Europeansolh₂wós
11Proto-Indo-Europeansōlh₂-mercy, comfort; comfort, mercy
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sōlh₂-