sauvatge

Old Occitan

Alternative forms

salvatge

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin salvāticus, from Latin silvāticus. Gallo-Romance cognate with Old French salvage, sauvage.

Adjective

sauvatge

savage
- 12th century, Bernard de Ventadour, Can vei la flor, l’erba vert e la folha
  Ja no m’aya cor felo ni sauvatge,

Descendants

Catalan: salvatge
- → Spanish: salvaje
  - → English: salvage
  - → Tagalog: salbahe
→ Italian: selvaggio
Occitan: sauvatge, salvatge
→ Portuguese: selvagem

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