English word save comes from Proto-Indo-European *solo-, Proto-Indo-European *solh₂-, English -age, Late Latin salvāre, and later Old French salvar ((9th century).)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| *solo- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | whole, integrate, whole |
| *solh₂- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
| -age | English (en) | 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. |
| 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) | |
| save | English (en) | (dated) unless; except (RPG) A saving throw.. (baseball) When a relief pitcher comes into a game leading by 3 points (runs) or less, and his team wins while continually being ahead.. (computing) The act, process, or result of saving data to a storage medium.. (professional wrestling, slang) A point in a professional wrestling match when one or more wrestlers run to the ring to aid a fellow [...] |