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Where does “savagedom” come from?

savagedom (English) comes from English Savage, from Middle English savage, from Old French sauvage, from Vulgar Latin salvaticus, from Latin silvāticus, from Latin -aticus, from Latin -ātus, from Proto-Italic -ātos.

savagedom (English): A savage state or condition; savagery; Savages

Definitions

  1. A savage state or condition; savagery; Savages

Ancestry of “savagedom”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishSavage—
2Middle Englishsavagesavage, barbaric, unmannered, primitive; wild,...
3Old Frenchsauvagewild; untamed
4Vulgar Latinsalvaticus—
5Latinsilvāticus—
6Latin-aticusUsed to form adjectives indicating a relation to...
7Latin-ātus—
8Proto-Italic-ātos—
9Proto-Indo-European-éh₂tos—
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