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Where does “esclavització” come from?

esclavització (Catalan) comes from Catalan esclavitzar, from Catalan esclau, from Medieval Latin sclavus, from Ancient Greek Σκλάβος, from Ancient Greek Σκλαβηνός, from Proto-Slavic slověninъ, from Proto-Slavic slovo, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ślawas — to cover; to incline.

esclavització (Catalan): enslavement

Definitions

  1. enslavement

Ancestry of “esclavització”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanesclavitzarto enslave
2Catalanesclauslave
3Medieval LatinsclavusSlav, slave; slave
4Ancient GreekΣκλάβοςSlav
5Ancient GreekΣκλαβηνός—
6Proto-SlavicslověninъSlav
7Proto-Slavicslovoword
8Proto-Balto-Slavicślawas—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱléwosfame
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlew-to hear
11Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline
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