Etymology

savement

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Today it means: The act of saving; salvation. Full definition →

Middle English savement ← Old French sauvement
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  1. Old French · derived fromsauvement
  2. Middle English · inherited fromsavement
  3. English todaysavement

From Middle English savement, from Old French sauvement. Equivalent to save + -ment.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.