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English word ciao comes from Italian dialect form of schiavo (meaning: "(I am your) slave"), from Medieval Latin sclavus (slave), which in turn comes from Byzantine Greek Σκλᾰ́βος (Sklábos, meaning Slav - allegedly because Slavs were often forced into slavery) and ultimately from Proto-Slavic *slověninъ (Slav)
*slověninъ (Proto-Slavic)
Slav.
словенинъ (Church Slavic)
Σκλαβῆνος (Ancient Greek)
Slav
Σλαβῆνος (Ancient Greek)
Slav
Sclavus (Late Latin)
Slav
sclavus (Latin)
Slave. Allegedly because Slavs were often forced into slavery
s-ciavo (Venetian)
(I am your) slave
ciao (Venetian)
Lit. slave. Meaning: hello!
ciao (Italian)
Hello!. Goodbye!.
ciao (English)
A greeting or farewell using the word "ciao". Bye, goodbye.. Hello, hi.