Etymology

savior

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Today it means: A person who saves someone, rescues another from harm. Full definition →

Middle English saveour ← Old French sauveour ← Late Latin salvātor
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savior · noun1

  1. Late Latin · derived fromsalvātor
  2. Old French · derived fromsauveour
  3. Middle English · inherited fromsaveour
  4. English todaysavior

First attested in 1300 as Middle English saveour, from Old French sauveour, from Late Latin salvātor, from salvō. Doublet of salvator. Displaced native Old English hǣlend.

Savior · proper noun2

From savior. Doublet of Salvador.

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