Where does “salvaġġ” come from?
salvaġġ (Maltese) comes from Italian selvaggio, from Old Occitan salvatge, from Vulgar Latin salvaticus, from Latin silvāticus, from Latin -aticus, from Latin -ātus, from Proto-Italic -ātos, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos — Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality.
salvaġġ (Maltese): wild; rough; undomesticated
Definitions
- wild; rough; undomesticated
Ancestry of “salvaġġ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | selvaggio | wild, savage; savage, primitive; ferocious |
| 2 | Old Occitan | salvatge | — |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | salvaticus | — |
| 4 | Latin | silvāticus | of the woods, sylvan |
| 5 | Latin | -aticus | Used to form adjectives indicating a relation to... |
| 6 | Latin | -ātus | ed |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -ātos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂tos | Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality |