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Latin word sylva comes from Proto-Indo-European *ser-
*ser- (Proto-Indo-European)
*sēl- (Proto-Indo-European)
sylva (Latin)
(considered to be less correct, proscribed).
silvestris (Latin)
Of or pertaining to a forest or wood. Forested, wooded, overgrown with trees. Rural, wild, living in forests.