English → Latin
“salve” in Latin
unguentumointment; perfume; unguent.collȳriumeye-salve; pessary, suppositoryungōto anoint, smear with oil, greaseoblinōto daub over, besmear
The English word salve itself goes back to Latin salvus, through salvō.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
salve
unguentum (general term): collyrium (eye-salve). To anoint with salve, ungere; inungere (Cic.); unguentare (Suet.): unguento ungere, oblinere, aliquid (Cic.): a box for salve, pyxis unguentaria.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for salve?
- The usual Latin words for “salve” are unguentum, collȳrium, ungō; also oblinō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.