Schiavo etymology

Italian

Italian word schiavo comes from Proto-Indo-European *ḱléwos (Fame.), Ancient Greek (to 1453) Σκλαβῆνοι, Ancient Greek (to 1453) Σλαβῆνοι

Etymology of schiavo

Detailed word origin of schiavo

Dictionary entry Language Definition
*ḱléwos Proto-Indo-European (ine) Fame.
Σκλαβῆνοι Ancient Greek (to 1453) (grc)
Σλαβῆνοι Ancient Greek (to 1453) (grc)
*slovo Proto-Slavic (sla-pro) Word.
слово Church Slavic (chu) (later Church Slavonic) speech, address, oration. (use calqued from Greek) account, reckoning, calculation. (use calqued from Greek) manner, type, essence. (use calqued from Greek) meaning, signification. (use calqued from Greek) reason (cognitive faculty). (use calqued from Hebrew) thing, matter. Cause, reason. Homily, sermon. Literary work, text, book. Name, appellation. News, rumor, [...]
Σλαβῆνος Ancient Greek (to 1453) (grc)
*slověnji, slověne Proto-Slavic (sla-pro)
Σλαβῆνος Byzantine Greek (gkm)
словенинъ Church Slavic (chu)
Σκλάβος Byzantine Greek (gkm)
Sclavus Late Latin (LL)
sclavus Malayalam (mal)
schiavo Italian (it) Slave Enslaved.

Words with the same origin as schiavo

Descendants of *ḱléwos

ciao