Savior etymology

English

English word savior comes from Italian salvare, and later Latin salvo ((Late Latin) I save (make safe or healthy).)

Etymology of savior

Detailed word origin of savior

Dictionary entry Language Definition
salvare Italian (it) (transitive) to save, guard, safeguard, protect, defend. (transitive) to save, rescue, retrieve, deliver.
salvo Latin (lat) (Late Latin) I save (make safe or healthy).
salvator Late Latin (LL)
sauveour Old French (fro)
saviour Middle English (enm)
savior English (en) (US) A person who saves someone, rescues another from harm.. (US, medicine) A child who is born to provide an organ or cell transplant to a sibling who has an otherwise fatal disease (used in combination, with "sibling", "baby", "child", "brother", "sister", etc.).

Words with the same origin as savior

Descendants of salvare

safe safety sage salvage save saviour