Slav

Meaning

Frequency

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Pronounced as (IPA)
/slɑːv/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle English Sclave, borrowed from Medieval Latin Sclavus, from Byzantine Greek Σκλάβος (Sklábos); see that entry for more. Doublet of slave and ciao. Displaced native Old English Wined.

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