Where does “salvia” come from?

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

salvia (Swedish): sage, Salvia officinalis (and the spice produced from it)

Definitions

  1. sage, Salvia officinalis (and the spice produced from it)

Ancestry of “salvia”, step by step

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

Words derived from “salvia”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sōlh₂- →