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Where does “saludar” come from?

saludar (Spanish) comes from Old Spanish saludar, from Latin salūtō, from Latin -ō, from Proto-Indo-European -ō — Derives nouns from roots.

saludar (Spanish): to greet; to wave

Definitions

  1. to greet; to wave

Ancestry of “saludar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Spanishsaludar—
2Latinsalūtō—
3Latin-ō—
4Proto-Indo-European-ōDerives nouns from roots

Words derived from “saludar”

  • saludo
  • saludablemente
  • saludable
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