Etymology

Balto-Slavic

Today it means: Of or pertaining to both the Baltic and Slavic language families, which together constitute a branch or dialect group within the larger Indo-European family. Full definition →

English Slavic ← Middle English Sclave ← Medieval Latin Sclāvus
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  1. Proto-Balto-Slavic*bálˀtasbor.?
  2. Medieval LatinBalthae plbf.
  3. LatinBalthae
  4. LatinBalticus
  5. EnglishBalticbf.
  6. EnglishBalt
  7. EnglishBalto-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*ḱlewH-der.?
  9. Proto-Slavic*slov-
  10. Proto-Slavic*Slov-?
  11. Proto-Slavic*slověninъ
  12. Ancient GreekΣκλαβηνός (Sklabēnós)
  13. Medieval GreekΣκλᾰ́βος (Sklắbos)
  14. Medieval LatinSclāvus
  15. Middle EnglishSclave
  16. EnglishSlav
  17. EnglishSlavic
  18. English todayBalto-Slavic

From Balto- + Slavic.

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