Where does “salvo” come from?

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

salvo (Spanish): safe; except, apart from

Definitions

  1. safe; except, apart from

Ancestry of “salvo”, step by step

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

Words derived from “salvo”

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