Where does “selves” come from?

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

selves (French): plural of selve

Definitions

  1. plural of selve

Ancestry of “selves”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchselveTropical forest, in particular Amazonian...
2Portugueseselvajungle; woods, forest; mass, multitude, forest
3Latinsilvawood, forest; orchard, grove
4Proto-Indo-Europeansēl-to calm, quiet, be favourable
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sēl- →Every word from Latin silva →Every word from Portuguese selva →