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Where does “geoslavery” come from?

geoslavery (English) comes from English slavery, from English slaver, from English slave, from Middle English sclave, from French esclave, from Medieval Latin sclavus, from Ancient Greek Σκλάβος, from Ancient Greek Σκλαβηνός — to cover; to incline.

geoslavery (English): The use of geolocation and geosurveillance...

Definitions

  1. The use of geolocation and geosurveillance...

Ancestry of “geoslavery”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishslaveryAn institution or social practice of owning human...
2EnglishslaverTo drool saliva from the mouth; to slobber; To...
3EnglishslaveA person who is held in servitude as the property...
4Middle Englishsclave—
5Frenchesclaveslave
6Medieval LatinsclavusSlav, slave; slave
7Ancient GreekΣκλάβοςSlav
8Ancient GreekΣκλαβηνός—
9Proto-SlavicslověninъSlav
10Proto-Slavicslovoword
11Proto-Balto-Slavicślawas—
12Proto-Indo-Europeanḱléwosfame
13Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlew-to hear
14Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline
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