salvador

/salbaˈdoɾ/ · B1 · noun · m

jesus

salvador — jesus

🛟 salva (save) + -dor (one who does it) = the one who saves

It comes from Latin salvator, from salvare, to save. English salvage and salvation share the same root. The country El Salvador literally means The Savior. The ending -dor works like English -er: trabajador is a worker, salvador is a saver.

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