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salus.

health; prosperity; good wish; greeting; salvation, safety;

5 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈsa.ɫuːs]Classical-Latin[ˈsaː.lus]
  1. safety; security

    declension-3
  2. health, well-being, welfare

    declension-3
    Salus populi suprema lex esto
  3. salvation, deliverance

    declension-3
  4. greeting, salutation

    declension-3
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Italic *salūts, from earlier *solūts, from Proto-Indo-European *solh₂-uHts, from Proto-Indo-European *solh₂- (“whole, completed”). Cognates From PIE: Faliscan 𐌔𐌀𐌋𐌖𐌄𐌔 (salues) and doublet of salvus.

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