selvagem

Portuguese

/sew.ˈva.ʒẽj̃/, /sɛɫ.ˈva.ʒɐ̃j̃/

adj
Definitions
  • sylvan of the woods
  • wild not domesticated or tamed
  • (derogatory) savage; uncivilised
  • brutal, vicious, merciless

Etymology

Inherited from Old Portuguese salvage derived from Old Occitan salvatge derived from Latin salvāticus, silvāticus (of the woods, literally, wild).

Origin

Latin

silvāticus

Gloss

of the woods, literally, wild

Concept
Semantic Field

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