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Where does “salvaticus” come from?

salvaticus (Latin) comes from Latin silvāticus, from Latin -aticus, from Latin -ātus, from Proto-Italic -ātos, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos.

Ancestry of “salvaticus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsilvāticus—
2Latin-aticusUsed to form adjectives indicating a relation to...
3Latin-ātus—
4Proto-Italic-ātos—
5Proto-Indo-European-éh₂tos—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos →