Etymology

silves

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Today it means: A city and municipality of Faro District, Portugal. Full definition →

Portuguese Silves ← Old Galician-Portuguese Silve ← Latin Cilpe
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  1. Latin · derived fromCilpe
  2. Old Galician-Portuguese · derived fromSilve
  3. Portuguese · borrowed fromSilves
  4. English todaySilves

From Portuguese Silves, from Old Galician-Portuguese Silve, from Latin Cilpe.

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