Etymograph

English

salvator

Salvator comes from Latin salvō ‘to save’, from salvus ‘safe, saved, preserved, sound, unharmed,…’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *solh₂- ‘whole’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*solh₂-‘whole’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*salawos‘whole’reconstructed
  3. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEsalvus‘safe, saved, preserved, sound, unharmed, unscathed, unhurt, uninjured’
  4. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEsalvō‘to save’
  5. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEsalvātor
  6. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500salvatour‘Jesus or a depiction of him’
  7. Englishtodaysalvator

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*solh₂-‘whole’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*salawos‘whole’reconstructed
  3. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEsalvus‘safe, saved, preserved, sound, unharmed, unscathed, unhurt, uninjured’
  4. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEsalvō‘to save’
  5. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEsalvātor
  6. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500salvatour‘Jesus or a depiction of him’
  7. Englishtodaysalvator

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *solh₂- ‘whole’

sold, solid, holocaust, sol, xu, salute, sou, salutary, salutation, salubrious, 30 more

through Proto-Italic *salawos ‘whole’

safety, 6 more

through Latin salvus ‘safe, saved, preserved, sound, unharmed,…’

safe, sage, salvia, 9 more

through Latin salvō ‘to save’

save, salvo, salve, 4 more

through Latin salvātor

savior

Today it means

noun A savior.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *solh₂- / salvator

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