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Where does “esclavage” come from?

esclavage (English) comes from French esclavage, from French esclave, 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.

esclavage (English): A type of chain or bead necklace

Definitions

  1. A type of chain or bead necklace

Ancestry of “esclavage”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchesclavageslavery
2Frenchesclaveslave
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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