Silva.
The language that the Romans used was actually Latin. The Latin word for "forest" is "saltus".
Forest LandThe meaning of Sylvania is 'from the forest'
Silva magna.
Forest Land :D
What the Latin word "silva" means in English is forest. Silvae means forests.
silva, with the possessive form silvae
It was derived from the Latin "foris" meaning outside although its roots trace to the PIT "dwher-" And this "foris" was a late Latin makeover of the the early Latin word for forest "Silva"
the word silva means forest in latin.
In the Latin language the meaning of Transylvania is beyond the forest.
Silva.
It is from Italian and Spanish and comes from the Latin word "Silvanus" which is a god of the Forrest or trees. In English, is is the name Silas.
The word materia may mean 'growing trees'. So a more specific possibility is materia nemoris, which means 'material of the forest'. In the word-by-word translation, the word 'materia' means 'growing trees', and the noun 'nemoris' 'of the forest or glade'.