Where does “sălbăticie” come from?
sălbăticie (Romanian) comes from Romanian ie, from German Ja, from Middle High German ja, from Old High German jā, from Proto-West Germanic jā, from Proto-Germanic ja, from Proto-Indo-European yē — already.
sălbăticie (Romanian): wildness; cruelty, barbarity, beastliness
Definitions
- wildness; cruelty, barbarity, beastliness
Ancestry of “sălbăticie”, step by step
sălbăticie traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Romanian ie
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | ie | traditional Romanian embroidered blouse; the... |
| 2 | German | Ja | a yes |
| 3 | Middle High German | ja | — |
| 4 | Old High German | jā | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | jā | yes; thus, so |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | ja | yes; thus, so |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yē | already |
via Romanian sălbatic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | sălbatic | feral, wild; animal; wild, fierce |
| 2 | Latin | silvāticus | of the woods, sylvan |
| 3 | Latin | -aticus | Used to form adjectives indicating a relation to... |
| 4 | Latin | -ātus | ed |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -ātos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂tos | Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality |