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
- wild, savage; savage, feral, uncivilized; savage
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