Where does “Salvador” come from?

Salvador (Spanish) comes from Old Spanish salvador, from Latin salvātor, from Latin salvō, from Latin salvus, from Proto-Italic *salawos, from Proto-Indo-European solh₂wós, from Proto-Indo-European sōlh₂- — mercy, comfort; comfort, mercy.

Salvador (Spanish): savior

Definitions

  1. savior

Ancestry of “Salvador”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Spanishsalvadorsavior
2Latinsalvātorsaviour
3Latinsalvōto save (make safe or healthy)
4Latinsalvussafe, saved, preserved, sound, unharmed,...
5Proto-Italic*salawoswhole
6Proto-Indo-Europeansolh₂wós—
7Proto-Indo-Europeansōlh₂-mercy, comfort; comfort, mercy

Words derived from “Salvador”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sōlh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European solh₂wós →Every word from Proto-Italic *salawos →