Where does “selva” come from?
selva (English) comes from Italian selva, from Latin silva, from Proto-Indo-European sēl- — to calm, quiet, be favourable.
selva (English): Heavily forested ground in the Amazon basin
Definitions
- Heavily forested ground in the Amazon basin
Ancestry of “selva”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | selva | forest, wood; wood , woodland; mass, multitude,... |
| 2 | Latin | silva | wood, forest; orchard, grove |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | sēl- | to calm, quiet, be favourable |