myEtymology.com: Spanish etymology of salvia

Etymology of the Spanish word salvia

the Spanish 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, Italian salvia, Norwegian salvie, Portuguese salva, Portuguese sabio, Provençal sage, Spanish sabio, Swedish salvia