Etymology

salvable

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Today it means: Salvageable, recoverable; allowing for recovery. Full definition →

Latin salvare
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  1. Latin · derived fromsalvare“to save”
  2. English todaysalvable

From Latin salvare (“to save”), from salvus (“safe”). Compare savable.

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