Salut etymology

French

French word salut comes from Proto-Indo-European *solo-, Proto-Indo-European *solh₂-

Etymology of salut

Detailed word origin of salut

Dictionary entry Language Definition
*solo- Proto-Indo-European (ine)
*solh₂- Proto-Indo-European (ine)
salus Latin (lat) Greeting, salutation. Health, well-being, welfare. Safety; security. Salvation, deliverance.
salut French (fr) (religion) salvation. Bow (inclination of the body). Wave (of the hand) (informal) bye, goodbye. (informal) hi, hello.
salvare Italian (it) (transitive) to save, guard, safeguard, protect, defend. (transitive) to save, rescue, retrieve, deliver.