Origin of the word Slave : "The term slave has its origins in the word slav. The slavs, who inhabited a large part of Eastern Europe, were taken as slaves by t

Origin of the word Slave : "The term slave has its origins in the word slav. The slavs, who inhabited a large part of Eastern Europe, were taken as slaves by the Muslims of Spain during the ninth century AD." Source BBC: http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/africa/features/storyofafrica/9chapter1.shtml http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/africa/features/storyofafr...