Silvan
/ˈsɪl.vən/noun
Relating to woods or forests; wooded.
Did you know?Silvan comes from Latin silva, meaning “wood” or “forest,” the same root behind the Roman forest god Silvanus, a protective but eerie deity of wild boundaries and untamed land.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*sel-
“To flow; by extension, land covered with vegetation or swampy growth in some branch developments.”
Latin
Latin
silva
“Wood, forest, grove.”
Latin
Latin
Silvanus
“A Roman god of woods, fields, and boundaries.”
Late Latin
Latin
silvanus
“Of the woods; woodland.”
Middle English
English
silvan
“Of or pertaining to woods or forests.”
Modern English
English
silvan
“Relating to woods or forests; wooded.”
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