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English word origin

Etymology of Slav

Etymology tree substrateder.? Proto-Indo-European *ḱlewH-der.? Proto-Slavic *slov- Proto-Slavic *-ǫta Proto-Slavic *Slov-? Proto-Balto-Slavic *-ēnas Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Slavic *-in

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Unnumbered source etymology · variant 1/2

Original entry ↗
adj

Synonym of Slavic.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Etymology tree substrateder.? Proto-Indo-European *ḱlewH-der.? Proto-Slavic *slov- Proto-Slavic *-ǫta Proto-Slavic *Slov-? Proto-Balto-Slavic *-ēnas Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Slavic *-inъ Proto-Slavic *-ěninъ Proto-Slavic *slověninъder. Ancient Greek Σκλαβηνός (Sklabēnós)der. Medieval Greek Σκλᾰ́βος (Sklắbos)bor. Medieval Latin Sclāvusbor. Middle English Sclave English Slav From Middle English Sclave, borrowed from Medieval Latin Sclavus, from Medieval Greek Σκλάβος (Sklábos); see that entry for more. Doublet of slave and ciao. Displaced native Old English Wined.

Relationships mentioned by the source

These are extracted mentions, not a timeline or a verified sequence of immediate parents.

Inspect preserved source fields

Raw extraction fields are retained for auditing. Their order does not establish ancestry.

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Unnumbered source etymology · variant 2/2

Original entry ↗
noun

A member of any of the peoples of Europe who speak the Slavic languages. · The Slavonian grebe.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Etymology tree substrateder.? Proto-Indo-European *ḱlewH-der.? Proto-Slavic *slov- Proto-Slavic *-ǫta Proto-Slavic *Slov-? Proto-Balto-Slavic *-ēnas Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Slavic *-inъ Proto-Slavic *-ěninъ Proto-Slavic *slověninъder. Ancient Greek Σκλαβηνός (Sklabēnós)der. Medieval Greek Σκλᾰ́βος (Sklắbos)bor. Medieval Latin Sclāvusbor. Middle English Sclave English Slav From Middle English Sclave, borrowed from Medieval Latin Sclavus, from Medieval Greek Σκλάβος (Sklábos); see that entry for more. Doublet of slave and ciao. Displaced native Old English Wined.

Relationships mentioned by the source

These are extracted mentions, not a timeline or a verified sequence of immediate parents.

Inspect preserved source fields

Raw extraction fields are retained for auditing. Their order does not establish ancestry.

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