Where does “selva” come from?

selva (Spanish) comes from Old Spanish selva, from Latin silva, from Proto-Indo-European sēl- — to calm, quiet, be favourable.

selva (Spanish): forest or jungle, wood, chiefly a rainforest

Definitions

  1. forest or jungle, wood, chiefly a rainforest

Ancestry of “selva”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Spanishselvaforest
2Latinsilvawood, forest; orchard, grove
3Proto-Indo-Europeansēl-to calm, quiet, be favourable

Words derived from “selva”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sēl- →Every word from Latin silva →Every word from Old Spanish selva →