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Etymology of the French word sauvage

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)

Derivations in French

sauvageon, sauvagesse, assauvagir, ensauvager, sauvagement, sauvagin, sauvagine

Derivations in other languages

English savage

Cognates

Italian selvaggio, Provençal salvatge

Usage

Word found in Old French



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