Where does “selve” come from?

selve (French) comes from Portuguese selva, from Latin silva, from Proto-Indo-European sēl- — to calm, quiet, be favourable.

selve (French): Tropical forest, in particular Amazonian...

Definitions

  1. Tropical forest, in particular Amazonian...

Ancestry of “selve”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseselvajungle; woods, forest; mass, multitude, forest
2Latinsilvawood, forest; orchard, grove
3Proto-Indo-Europeansēl-to calm, quiet, be favourable

Words derived from “selve”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sēl- →Every word from Latin silva →Every word from Portuguese selva →