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Where does “salvaje” come from?

salvaje (Spanish) comes 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.

salvaje (Spanish): wild, savage; savage, feral, uncivilized; savage

Definitions

  1. wild, savage; savage, feral, uncivilized; savage

Ancestry of “salvaje”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Occitansalvatge—
2Vulgar Latinsalvaticus—
3Latinsilvāticus—
4Latin-aticusUsed to form adjectives indicating a relation to...
5Latin-ātus—
6Proto-Italic-ātos—
7Proto-Indo-European-éh₂tos—

Words derived from “salvaje”

  • salvajemente
  • salvajada
  • salvajes
  • salbahis
  • salbahe
  • salbahe
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