Salvator
/ˈsæl.veɪ.tər/noun
A savior or deliverer, especially as a title for Christ.
Did you know?In Christian Latin, Salvator became a powerful sacred title for Christ, turning an everyday verb of rescue into one of the most charged names in Western religious language.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*solh₂-
“to save, protect”
Latin
Latin
salvus
“safe, unharmed, in good health”
Classical Latin
Latin
salvātor
“savior, preserver”
Late Latin / Christian Latin
Latin
Salvator
“Savior, especially Christ”
Modern English
English
salvator
“a savior or deliverer, chiefly in religious use”
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