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3. Does the word 'slave' come from the name of the Slavic ..

Reply to Warpy (Reply #2)

Wed Jul 7, 2021, 01:17 PM

Jul 2021

Yes, the English word slave traces its origin to Old French sclave that is from Medieval Latin sclavus which appear written for first time with this meaning in 13th century. The Latin word sclavus and the Byzantine Greek Σκλάβος were used for the Slavic peoples from Late Antiquity.

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