myEtymology.com: French etymology of assauvagir

Etymology of the French word assauvagir

the French word assauvagir

using the French prefix a-

derived from the Latin word ad (to; near; to; to; to; near)

derived from the Old French word sauvage

derived from the Latin word salvaticus

derived from the Latin word silvaticus

using the Latin suffix -icus

derived from the Greek suffix -ikos, -ϊκος, -ικος, -ῖκος

derived from the Latin word silva (wood, forest)

unknown etymology, according to Ernout and Meillet, "Dictionnaire étymologique de la langue latine" (1951)