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Where does “selvatico” come from?

selvatico (Italian) comes from Vulgar Latin salvaticus, from Latin silvāticus, from Latin -aticus, from Latin -ātus, from Proto-Italic -ātos, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos.

selvatico (Italian): wild; untamed; timid and unsociable

Definitions

  1. wild; untamed; timid and unsociable

Ancestry of “selvatico”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinsalvaticus—
2Latinsilvāticus—
3Latin-aticusUsed to form adjectives indicating a relation to...
4Latin-ātus—
5Proto-Italic-ātos—
6Proto-Indo-European-éh₂tos—

Words derived from “selvatico”

  • selvático
  • selvaticità
  • selvaticamente
  • selvatichezza
  • selvaticume
  • semiselvatico
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