köken: Inherited from Middle French Sclave, from Medieval Latin Sclavus, from Byzantine Greek Σκλάβος (Sklábos), which see for more. Doublet of esclave.
köken: Borrowed from French slave. Ultimately from Byzantine Greek Σκλάβος (Sklábos), which see for more. See also the doublet sclav, and the archaic/obsolete șcheau.
köken: Via Medieval Latin Sclavus and Byzantine Greek Σκλάβος (Sklábos) from Proto-Slavic *slověninъ. Compare also English Slav and German Slawe. The Medieval Latin word was also used for “slave” (cf. Danish slave).
From Middle High German Slave, from Medieval Latin Sclavus. Distinguished from the doublet Sklave since the 18th century, probably influenced by descendants of Proto-Slavic *slověninъ. Also a doublet of ciao.