safe
The origin and history of safe.
Etymology
From Old French sauf, from Latin salvus ("whole, unharmed") — the same root that gives us "salvage" and "save."
The origin and history of safe.
From Old French sauf, from Latin salvus ("whole, unharmed") — the same root that gives us "salvage" and "save."
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