Where does “sevo” come from?

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

sevo (Italian): Synonym of sego

Definitions

  1. Synonym of sego

Ancestry of “sevo”, step by step

sevo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin saevus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinsaevusFurious, ferocious, fierce, violent, barbarous,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂y-wo-to be fierce, afflict
3Proto-Indo-Europeansh₂ey-to bind, fetter
4Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂-to satiate, satisfy

via Latin sēbum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsēbumtallow, grease
2Proto-Indo-Europeanseyb-to pour, leak, trickle; to pour out, trickle,...

Words derived from “sevo”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sh₂ey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₂y-wo- →