Etymograph

English

savefile

From save + file.

A compound of save + file

Proto-Indo-European *solh₂- ‘whole’

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Latin salvus ‘safe’

Late Latin salvō ‘to save’

Old French sauver ‘to save’

Middle English saven ‘to rescue’

English save

Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰiH-(s-)lo- ‘sinew’

Proto-Italic *fī(s)lom

Latin fīlum ‘thread’

Old French fil ‘thread’

English file

Today it means

noun A file containing saved data.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “savefile”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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