Where does “selvagem” come from?
selvagem (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese salvage, 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.
selvagem (Portuguese): sylvan; wild; savage; uncivilised
Definitions
- sylvan; wild; savage; uncivilised
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