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 — Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality.
selvagem (Portuguese): sylvan; wild; savage; uncivilised
Definitions
- sylvan; wild; savage; uncivilised
Ancestry of “selvagem”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Portuguese | salvage | — |
| 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 |