saviour etymology

English word saviour comes from Latin -ator, Latin salvare, and later Latin salvator (Saviour.)

Detailed word origin of saviour

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
-ator Latin (lat) Enlarged form of -tor, used to form agent nouns; -ator, -er.
salvare Latin (lat)
salvator Latin (lat) Saviour.
sauveor Old French (fro) Savior.
salvatour Middle English (enm)
saviour English (eng)

Words with the same origin as saviour

Descendants of -ator
chaser chauffeur commander commodore conservatory creator dresser gladiator grandeur hairdresser lab laboratory lavatory mandatory mirror observatory purgatory respiratory vendor
Descendants of salvare
safe safeguard safety sage salute salvage save saving savior