Where does “escravidão” come from?
escravidão (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese escravo, 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, from Proto-Indo-European ḱléwos — to cover; to incline.
escravidão (Portuguese): slavery
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Words derived from “escravidão”