Where does “antislaveryism” come from?
antislaveryism (English) comes from English antislavery, from English slavery, from English slaver, from English slave, from Middle English sclave, from French esclave, from Medieval Latin sclavus, from Ancient Greek Σκλάβος — to cover; to incline.
antislaveryism (English): Opposition to slavery
Definitions
- Opposition to slavery
Ancestry of “antislaveryism”, step by step
antislaveryism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English antislavery
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | antislavery | Opposed to the practice of slavery |
| 2 | English | slavery | An institution or social practice of owning human... |
| 3 | English | slaver | To drool saliva from the mouth; to slobber; To... |
| 4 | English | slave | A person who is held in servitude as the property... |
| 5 | Middle English | sclave | slave individual held in slavery |
| 6 | French | esclave | slave |
| 7 | Medieval Latin | sclavus | Slav, slave; slave |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | Σκλάβος | Slav |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | Σκλαβηνός | Slavic |
| 10 | Proto-Slavic | slověninъ | Slav |
| 11 | Proto-Slavic | slovo | word |
| 12 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | ślawas | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱléwos | fame |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱlew- | to hear |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |
via English ism
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ism | An ideology, system of thought, or practice that... |
| 2 | English | -ism | Used to form nouns of action or process or result... |
| 3 | Latin | -ismus | -ism |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ισμός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -μός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -mós | Creates action/result nouns from verb stems |