English
savement
Savement comes from Old French sauvement ‘salvation’, from Latin salvō ‘to save’, 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, saved, preserved, sound, unharmed, unscathed, unhurt, uninjured’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEsalvō‘to save’
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEsalvāmentum‘salvation’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400sauvement‘salvation’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500savement‘salvation, saving’
- Englishtodaysame form
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, saved, preserved, sound, unharmed, unscathed, unhurt, uninjured’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEsalvō‘to save’
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEsalvāmentum‘salvation’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400sauvement‘salvation’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500savement‘salvation, saving’
- Englishtodaysame form
Formed from save + -ment
Proto-Indo-European *solh₂- ‘whole’
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Latin salvus ‘safe’
Late Latin salvō ‘to save’
Old French sauver ‘to save’
Middle English saven ‘to rescue’
English save
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *solh₂- ‘whole’
sold, solid, holocaust, sol, salute, xu, sou, salutation, salutary, salubrious, 29 more
through Proto-Italic *salawos ‘whole’
through Latin salvus ‘safe, saved, preserved, sound, unharmed,…’
safe, sage, salvage, salvia, 8 more
through Latin salvō ‘to save’
Today it means
noun The act of saving; salvation.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *solh₂- / savement