selvagem.
sylvan (of the woods)
Meaning & usage
sylvan (of the woods)
wild (not domesticated or tamed)
savage; uncivilised
brutal, vicious, merciless
Where this word comes from
From Old Galician-Portuguese salvage, salvaje, from Old Occitan salvatge, salvatxe, sauvatge (cf. Catalan salvatge), from Vulgar Latin salvāticus, from Latin silvāticus (“of the woods”), from silva (“woods; forest”).
sylvan (one who resides in the woods)
an impolite person
savage (uncivilized or feral human; a barbarian)
Where this word comes from
From Old Galician-Portuguese salvage, salvaje, from Old Occitan salvatge, salvatxe, sauvatge (cf. Catalan salvatge), from Vulgar Latin salvāticus, from Latin silvāticus (“of the woods”), from silva (“woods; forest”).
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