English
Sao
Sao comes from Ancient Greek σῴζω ‘to save’, and goes back to σῶς ‘safe, sound’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEσῶς‘safe, sound’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEσῴζωsōízō‘to save’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEΣαώliterally ‘the rescuer’
- EnglishtodaySao
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEσῶς‘safe, sound’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEσῴζωsōízō‘to save’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEΣαώliterally ‘the rescuer’
- EnglishtodaySao
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *tewh₂- ‘to be strong, whole’
butter, tumor, tomb, tumour, soma, truffle, tumultuous, tuff, trifle, tyrosine, tumult, tuber, turgid, tufa, madrasa, 43 more
Today it means
name A nereid (sea nymph) in Greek mythology.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek σῶς / Sao