English
salvable
Salvable comes from Latin salvare ‘to save’, from salvus ‘safe’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *solh₂- ‘whole’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*solh₂-‘whole’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*salawos‘whole’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEsalvus‘safe’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEsalvare‘to save’
- Englishearliest quotation 1681salvable
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*solh₂-‘whole’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*salawos‘whole’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEsalvus‘safe’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEsalvare‘to save’
- Englishearliest quotation 1681salvable
Earliest quotation: 1681, Henry More: “salvable Condition”.
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *solh₂- ‘whole’
sold, solid, holocaust, sol, xu, salute, sou, salutation, salutary, salubrious, 30 more
through Proto-Italic *salawos ‘whole’
through Latin salvus ‘safe’
safe, sage, savior, salve, salvia, 9 more
through Latin salvare ‘to save’
Today it means
adj Salvageable, recoverable; allowing for recovery.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *solh₂- / salvable