Meaning

noun (sports) the act of preventing the opposition from scoring

verb save from ruin, destruction, or harm

verb to keep up and reserve for personal or special use

originEtymology tree Proto-Indo-European *solh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *sl̥h₂-wós Proto-Italic *salawos Latin salvus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin salvō Latin salvāre Old French sauverbor. Middle English saven English save From Middle English saven, sauven, a borrowing…

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