myEtymology.com: Italian etymology of salvia

Etymology of the Italian word salvia

the Italian word salvia

derived from the Latin word salvia (sage)

derived from the Latin word salvus (well, unharmed, sound)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *sol-

Dutch salie, English sage, French sage, French sauge, German Salbei, Italian saggio, Italian savio, Norwegian salvie, Portuguese salva, Portuguese sabio, Provençal sage, Spanish sabio, Spanish salvia, Swedish salvia