Middle English word saven comes from English -age, Italian salvare, Proto-Indo-European *solo-, Proto-Indo-European *solh₂-, Late Latin salvāre, and later Old French salvar ((9th century).)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| -age | English (eng) | Forming nouns with the sense of collection or appurtenance.. Forming nouns indicating a charge, toll, or fee. Forming nouns indicating a place. Forming nouns indicating a process, action, or a result. Forming nouns indicating a rate. Forming nouns of a state or relationship. |
| salvare | Italian (ita) | (transitive) to save, guard, safeguard, protect, defend. (transitive) to save, rescue, retrieve, deliver. |
| *solo- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
| *solh₂- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
| salvāre | Late Latin (LL) | |
| salus, salutem | Latin (lat) | Greeting, salutation. Health, well-being, welfare. Safety; security. Salvation, deliverance. |
| salvare | Late Latin (LL) | |
| salvar | Old French (fro) | (9th century). |
| sover | Old French (fro) | |
| sauven | Middle English (enm) |