Sclavus etymology

Latin

Latin word Sclavus comes from Proto-Indo-European *ḱlewe-, Proto-Indo-European - os, Proto-Slavic *slověne, and later Proto-Indo-European *ḱléwos (Fame.)

Etymology of Sclavus

Detailed word origin of Sclavus

Dictionary entry Language Definition
*ḱlewe- Proto-Indo-European (ine)
- os Proto-Indo-European (ine)
*slověne Proto-Slavic (sla-pro)
Σλαβῆνοι Ancient Greek (grc)
*ḱléwos Proto-Indo-European (ine) Fame.
Σλαβῆνος Ancient Greek (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, [...]
*slověninъ Proto-Slavic (sla-pro) Slav.
Σκλαβῆνοι Ancient Greek (grc)
словенинъ Church Slavic (chu)
Σκλάβος Byzantine Greek (gkm)
Sclavus Latin (lat) A Slav.