Where does “slave” come from?
slave (Italian) comes from Italian slava, from Italian slavo, from Medieval Latin Slavus, from Medieval Latin sclavus, from Ancient Greek Σκλάβος, from Ancient Greek Σκλαβηνός, from Proto-Slavic slověninъ, from Proto-Slavic slovo — to cover; to incline.
slave (Italian): feminine plural of slavo; plural of slava
Definitions
- feminine plural of slavo; plural of slava
Ancestry of “slave”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | slava | feminine singular of slavo; female equivalent of... |
| 2 | Italian | slavo | Slavonic, Slavic; Slav, Slavonic, Slavic |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | Slavus | — |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | sclavus | Slav, slave; slave |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Σκλάβος | Slav |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Σκλαβηνός | Slavic |
| 7 | Proto-Slavic | slověninъ | Slav |
| 8 | Proto-Slavic | slovo | word |
| 9 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | ślawas | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱléwos | fame |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱlew- | to hear |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |