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salver en · NOUN · etymology 1

Etymology

From Middle English salver (attested only in the sense of "ointment box"), from Old English *sealfere (“salver, one who anoints”), equivalent to salve + -er. Cognate with Dutch zalver (“salver”), German Salber (“salver”).

Meanings

1. One who salves or cures.
2. One who pretends to cure; a quacksalver.

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Relateds

salve

salver en · NOUN · etymology 2

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *selp-der. Proto-Indo-European *solp-éh₂ Proto-Germanic *salbō Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti Proto-Germanic *-ōną Proto-Germanic *salbōną Proto-West Germanic *salbōn Old English sealfian Middle English salven English salve English -er English salver From salve (“to save”) + -er.

Meanings

1. One who salves or saves goods, etc. from destruction or loss.

Forms

salver en · NOUN · etymology 3

Etymology

From Middle English salver (“serving platter”), from Spanish salva (“a testing of food or drink to test for poison”), from salvar (“to save, taste food for one's master”), from Latin salvō (“save”, verb). More at save.

Meanings

1. A tray used to display or serve food or other items (such as a visiting card).
   • As athletes mount the podiums, volunteers dressed in Louis Vuitton-designed uniforms will bear the awards, presented on Louis Vuitton-made salvers featuring the house's signature brown check. 2024 July 20, Adrienne Klasa, “LVMH strikes Olympic gold”, in FT Weekend (Life & Arts section), London: The Financial Times Ltd., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 5:

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salverform

Translations (14)

lv paplāte (tray used to display or serve food) · gl bandexa (tray used to display or serve food) · fi tarjotin (tray used to display or serve food) · pl taca do serwowania potraw i napojów (tray used to display or serve food) · ota تپسی (tray used to display or serve food) · gl bacío (tray used to display or serve food) · tft sosaha (tray used to display or serve food) · de Serviertablett (tray used to display or serve food) · de Präsentierteller (tray used to display or serve food) · gd truinnsear (tray used to display or serve food) · ru подно́с (tray used to display or serve food) · hy սկուտեղ (tray used to display or serve food) · ota سینی (tray used to display or serve food) · mk послужавник (tray used to display or serve food)