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salvage

/ˈsælvədʒ/SAL-vuhj
/ˈsælvədʒ/SAL-vuhj

Meaninga saving

Common meaning: to rescue from loss

Journey through time

  1. Latinsalvus; salūs‘safe, unharmed’
  2. Frenchsalvage
  3. Old Frenchsalversource
  4. Englishsalvage‘to rescue from loss’ · today

salv also in: salvationsafesalute

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin salvus; salūs ‘safe, unharmed; safety’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry salvus, p. 1623 · dictionary scan

Roots

Related words

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