Where does “salvage” come from?
salvage (Middle English) comes from Middle English savage, from Old French sauvage, 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.
salvage (Middle English): Alternative form of savage
Definitions
- Alternative form of savage
Ancestry of “salvage”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | savage | savage, barbaric, unmannered, primitive; wild,... |
| 2 | Old French | sauvage | wild; untamed |
| 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 |