Where does “salvaguardar” come from?

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

salvaguardar (Spanish): to safeguard

Definitions

  1. to safeguard

Ancestry of “salvaguardar”, step by step

salvaguardar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish salva

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishsalvafeminine singular of salvo; salvo, volley
2Spanishsalvosafe; except, apart from
3Latinsalvussafe, saved, preserved, sound, unharmed,...
4Proto-Italic*salawoswhole
5Proto-Indo-Europeansolh₂wós—
6Proto-Indo-Europeansōlh₂-mercy, comfort; comfort, mercy

via Spanish guardar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishguardarto save; to keep; to order
2Proto-Germanicwardānąto guard, protect, watch over
3Proto-Germanic*warduz—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sōlh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European solh₂wós →Every word from Proto-Italic *salawos →