Where does “silvano” come from?

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

silvano (Italian): sylvan

Definitions

  1. sylvan

Ancestry of “silvano”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinSilvānus—
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 Silvānus →
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