sylvan
1 synonym for sylvan, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Adj — Relating to woods or forests.
Synonyms
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silvan
Etymology
Borrowed from Medieval Latin sylvanus, possibly via Middle French sylvain, from Latin silvanus, cognate with Latin Silvānus ("Roman god of the woods"), from silva ("forest"), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sel-, *swel- ("beam, board, frame, threshold"). The ⟨y⟩ in sylvanus and its descendants comes from the influ...
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