Where does “salú” come from?

salú (Spanish) comes from French salut, from Old French salut, from Latin salūtem, from Proto-Indo-European sōlh₂- — mercy, comfort; comfort, mercy.

salú (Spanish): Bye!, Good-bye!

Definitions

  1. Bye!, Good-bye!

Ancestry of “salú”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchsaluthi, hello; bye, goodbye; wave
2Old Frenchsalut
3Latinsalūtem
4Proto-Indo-Europeansōlh₂-mercy, comfort; comfort, mercy
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sōlh₂-Every word from Latin salūtemEvery word from Old French salut
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