Italian word ciao comes from Ancient Greek (to 1453) Σκλαβῆνος, Ancient Greek (to 1453) Σλαβῆνος, Proto-Slavic *slovo (Word.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| Σκλαβῆνος | Ancient Greek (to 1453) (grc) | |
| Σλαβῆνος | Ancient Greek (to 1453) (grc) | |
| *slovo | Proto-Slavic (sla-pro) | Word. |
| *slověninъ | Proto-Slavic (sla-pro) | Slav. |
| словенинъ | Church Slavic (chu) | |
| Σλαβῆνος | Byzantine Greek (gkm) | |
| Σκλάβος | Byzantine Greek (gkm) | |
| Sclavus | Late Latin (LL) | |
| Sclavus | Latin (lat) | A Slav. |
| sclavus | Latin (lat) | Slave. |
| sclavus | Malayalam (mal) | |
| sciavo | Venetian (vec) | |
| ciao | Italian (it) | Goodbye!. Hello!. |