Where does “selvaggio” come from?
selvaggio (Italian) comes from Old Occitan salvatge, from Vulgar Latin salvaticus, from Latin silvāticus, from Latin -aticus, from Latin -ātus, from Proto-Italic -ātos, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos.
selvaggio (Italian): wild, savage; savage, primitive; ferocious
Definitions
- wild, savage; savage, primitive; ferocious
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