Where does “Silvester” come from?
Silvester (Luxembourgish) comes from German Silvester, from Latin silvester, from Latin -estris, from Latin terrestris, from Latin Terra, from Proto-Indo-European ters- — dry.
Silvester (Luxembourgish): New Year's Eve
Definitions
- New Year's Eve
Ancestry of “Silvester”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Silvester | New Year's Eve |
| 2 | Latin | silvester | wooded; woodland; wild, untamed |
| 3 | Latin | -estris | Derives adjectives from nouns primarily meaning "dwelling, located in" |
| 4 | Latin | terrestris | Of or pertaining to the earth or land;... |
| 5 | Latin | Terra | Terra goddess of the Earth |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ters- | dry |