Ela James Posted August 9, 2015 Share Posted August 9, 2015 Simply put, this word puzzles me, can you help? Savior Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonJeremy Posted August 9, 2015 Share Posted August 9, 2015 Savoir is French. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ela James Posted August 9, 2015 Author Share Posted August 9, 2015 Initially I was confused between American English and ours …. now it seems more difficult, thanks anyway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cassity Posted August 9, 2015 Share Posted August 9, 2015 Simply put, this word puzzles me, can you help? Savior Why does it puzzle you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ela James Posted August 9, 2015 Author Share Posted August 9, 2015 American English or our English? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cassity Posted August 9, 2015 Share Posted August 9, 2015 American English or our English? Gezuz..American or our English what?..and it's been pointed out, it's French...so no it isn't more difficult. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ela James Posted August 9, 2015 Author Share Posted August 9, 2015 Gezuz..American or our English what?..and it's been pointed out, it's French...so no it isn't more difficult. prove it! thanks in advance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lectrolove Posted August 9, 2015 Share Posted August 9, 2015 It's American English, our version is saviour. The French "savoir" has a different word order and is the verb "to know". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mossway Posted August 9, 2015 Share Posted August 9, 2015 It's not french- the french for savior or saviour is 'le sauveur' We Brits tend always to spell Saviour with a 'u' - the cousins and other English speakers often omit the 'u' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cassity Posted August 9, 2015 Share Posted August 9, 2015 prove it! thanks in advance Prove what? That modern America didn't exist in c.1300 other than the presence of Vikings or Chinese as traders. How can it play a part in its etymology? savior (n.) c. 1300, "one who delivers or rescues from peril," also a title of Jesus Christ, from Old French sauveour, from Late Latin salvatorem (nominative salvator) "a saver, preserver" (source also of Spanish salvador, Italian salvatore), from salvatus, past participle of salvare "to save" (see save (verb.)). In Christian sense, a translation of Greek soter "savior." Replaced Old English hælend, literally "healing," noun use of present participle of hælan (see heal). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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