selvatico

See also: selvático

Italian

Alternative forms

salvatico (Tuscan)

Etymology

From Latin silvāticus (with the variant form from Vulgar Latin salvāticus), from silva (“forest”). Compare French sauvage, Romanian sălbatic. Doublet of selvaggio.

Adjective

selvatico (feminine singular selvatica, masculine plural selvatici, feminine plural selvatiche)

wild (of a flower or animal)
Synonym: selvaggio
untamed (of an animal)
Synonyms: asociale, timido
timid and unsociable (of a person)
gamy (of a taste or smell)

Derived terms

animale selvatico
selvatichezza
selvaticume

Related terms

Descendants

→ Spanish: selvático

Anagrams

scivolate, svicolate, velocista

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