Ciao (greeting)
Ciao [ tʃao̯ ] ( German: tschau ) is an originally Italian greeting used in informal communication, which is now also used outside of Italy with the same or a similar meaning. In German, except in part in German-speaking Switzerland , it is only used as a farewell greeting and not as a greeting, while in Italy the greeting is used in both situations.
The word comes from the Venetian language , where sčiao [ˈst͡ʃao] (servant) corresponds to the Italian schiavo [ sˈkjaːvo ].
The greetings based on the Latin servus ("slave") are related .
Web links
Wiktionary: ciao - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ciao at Duden.de , accessed on 18 December 2013
- ↑ garzantilinguistica.it : "ciao dal ven. sčiao , prop. '(Sono vostro) schiavo' "[(I am your) servant]