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
- related to mountain rescue
Ancestry of “salvamontist”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | salvamont | mountain rescue |
| 2 | Romanian | salvare | rescue |
| 3 | Romanian | salva | to save, rescue, set free |
| 4 | French | salve | salvo, volley of shots; round |
| 5 | Italian | salva | feminine singular of salvo; volley, discharge,... |
| 6 | Spanish | salva | feminine singular of salvo; salvo, volley |
| 7 | Spanish | salvo | safe; except, apart from |
| 8 | Latin | salvus | safe, saved, preserved, sound, unharmed,... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | *salawos | whole |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | solh₂wós | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | sōlh₂- | mercy, comfort; comfort, mercy |