Where does “salva” come from?

salva (Spanish) comes from Spanish salvo, from Latin salvus, from Proto-Italic *salawos, from Proto-Indo-European solh₂wós, from Proto-Indo-European sōlh₂- — mercy, comfort; comfort, mercy.

salva (Spanish): feminine singular of salvo; salvo, volley

Definitions

  1. feminine singular of salvo; salvo, volley

Ancestry of “salva”, step by step

salva traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish salvo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishsalvosafe; except, apart from
2Latinsalvussafe, saved, preserved, sound, unharmed,...
3Proto-Italic*salawoswhole
4Proto-Indo-Europeansolh₂wós—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansōlh₂-mercy, comfort; comfort, mercy

via Latin salvō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsalvōto save (make safe or healthy)
2Latin-ōsuffixed to nouns or adjectives. Originally a-stem nouns. Later extended to nouns with other stems. Forms regular first-conjugation verbs
3Proto-Indo-European-ōDerives nouns from roots

Words derived from “salva”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sōlh₂- →