Etymology

saving

sa·ving
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Today it means: A reduction in cost or expenditure. Full definition →

First used 14th c.English save ← Middle English saven ← Old French sauver
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*solh₂-
  2. Proto-Italic*sal(V)wos
  3. Latinsalvus
  4. Latinsalvō
  5. Latinsalvāre
  6. Old Frenchsauver
  7. Middle Englishsaven
  8. Englishsave
  9. English todaysaving

From save + -ing.

First known use, by meaning

  • from 14th c. That saves someone from damnation; redemptive.
  • from 15th c. Thrifty; frugal.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.