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Did you know "server" is derived from Latin "servus", which literally means "slave"?

• sterlind 5y ago
  and "slave" apparently comes from "Slav", due to the vast amounts of Slavs that were sold into slavery back in the day. ack! "servus" historically meant servant as well as slave though, iirc. imo etymology is less important than the current emotional valence of words, though. nobody's thinking of Slavic people being slurred by the word "slave" unless they dive into Merriam-Webster.
  • smsm42 5y ago
    > nobody's thinking of Slavic people being slurred Yet! Nobody thought about "master" being offensive either. But with enough activism, anything is possible. I eagerly await people trying to cancel "Masters" degree because it implies less credentialed people should be slaves to more credentialed ones.