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Where does “saevitas” come from?

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

saevitas (Latin): rage, violence, fury

Definitions

  1. rage, violence, fury

Ancestry of “saevitas”, step by step

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
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