Where does “selvoso” come from?

selvoso (Italian) comes from Latin silvosus, from Latin silva, from Proto-Indo-European sēl- — to calm, quiet, be favourable.

selvoso (Italian): wooded, sylvan

Definitions

  1. wooded, sylvan

Ancestry of “selvoso”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsilvosuswooded, full of trees
2Latinsilvawood, forest; orchard, grove
3Proto-Indo-Europeansēl-to calm, quiet, be favourable
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sēl- →Every word from Latin silva →Every word from Latin silvosus →