The word slave comes from Romans enslaving Slavs. In Slavic languages the word actually being the root word for "word" or "verbal" also "fame", referring to the people that spoke similar words or language.
Actually [to be more specific] the Roman word for slave was "servus" [serf]. See here: https://imgur.com/a/ZPnEfTU The Romans didn't generally enslave Slavs, but Germans and Gauls. The large-scale enslavement of Slavs was done in the Middle Ages, after the Muslims established the Ottoman Empire. The Ottomans were the ones who had a large footprint in the Slavic slave-trade. And it was Jewish merchants who would wander into Christian villages, kidnap women and children and then sell them to the Ottomans. This is at the heart of the historical friction between Polish, Ukrainian and Russian communities and Jews.
These same human trafficking corridors are still in operation today from Eastern Europe to Tel Aviv, Israel (run by Jeffrey Epstein-style traffickers).
See the etymology of "Slave" here: late 13c., "person who is the chattel or property of another," from Old French esclave (13c.), from Medieval Latin Sclavus "slave" (source also of Italian schiavo, French esclave, Spanish esclavo), originally "Slav" (see Slav); so used in this secondary sense because of the many Slavs sold into slavery. Source: https://www.etymonline.com/word/slave So, according to Etymonline, "slave" didn't enter the English language until the 13th Century: i.e., the Middle Ages. Before then, slave was not used as a word; serf was.
Footnote: After the Muslims took over the Byzantine Empire, all trade routes to the Silk Road were cut off. Christians could not travel east without fear of being murdered by Muslims or captured and enslaved. Muslims, likewise, were forbidden to travel into Christian territory. Only one group was allowed to travel back and forth between the two zones with impunity, giving them a tremendous mercantile advantage. This group of merchants were known for selling everything from silks to spices to artisan's goods . . . to, yes, slaves (one of the most lucrative items). To this day, slavery generates more money internationally than narcotics. The same was true in the Middle Ages.The Eastern Europeans they captured and sold to the Ottomans were called "Mamelukes" in Turkey.
The word slave comes from Romans enslaving Slavs. In Slavic languages the word actually being the root word for "word" or "verbal" also "fame", referring to the people that spoke similar words or language.
Actually [to be more specific] the Roman word for slave was "servus" [serf]. See here: https://imgur.com/a/ZPnEfTU The Romans didn't generally enslave Slavs, but Germans and Gauls. The large-scale enslavement of Slavs was done in the Middle Ages, after the Muslims established the Ottoman Empire. The Ottomans were the ones who had a large footprint in the Slavic slave-trade. And it was Jewish merchants who would wander into Christian villages, kidnap women and children and then sell them to the Ottomans. This is at the heart of the historical friction between Polish, Ukrainian and Russian communities and Jews.
These same human trafficking corridors are still in operation today from Eastern Europe to Tel Aviv, Israel (run by Jeffrey Epstein-style traffickers).
See the etymology of "Slave" here: late 13c., "person who is the chattel or property of another," from Old French esclave (13c.), from Medieval Latin Sclavus "slave" (source also of Italian schiavo, French esclave, Spanish esclavo), originally "Slav" (see Slav); so used in this secondary sense because of the many Slavs sold into slavery. Source: https://www.etymonline.com/word/slave So, according to Etymonline, "slave" didn't enter the English language until the 13th Century: i.e., the Middle Ages. Before then, slave was not used as a word; serf was.