Where does “sevi” come from?

sevi (Italian) comes from Italian sevo, from Latin saevus, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂y-wo-, from Proto-Indo-European sh₂ey-, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂- — to satiate, satisfy.

sevi (Italian): plural of sevo

Definitions

  1. plural of sevo

Ancestry of “sevi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItaliansevoSynonym of sego
2LatinsaevusFurious, ferocious, fierce, violent, barbarous,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂y-wo-to be fierce, afflict
4Proto-Indo-Europeansh₂ey-to bind, fetter
5Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂-to satiate, satisfy
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sh₂ey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₂y-wo- →