Where does “preslavery” come from?
preslavery (English) comes from English slavery, from English slaver, from English slave, from Middle English sclave, from French esclave, from Medieval Latin sclavus, from Ancient Greek Σκλάβος, from Ancient Greek Σκλαβηνός — to cover; to incline.
preslavery (English): Prior to a historical period of slavery
Definitions
- Prior to a historical period of slavery
Ancestry of “preslavery”, step by step
preslavery traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English slavery
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | slavery | An institution or social practice of owning human... |
| 2 | English | slaver | To drool saliva from the mouth; to slobber; To... |
| 3 | English | slave | A person who is held in servitude as the property... |
| 4 | Middle English | sclave | slave individual held in slavery |
| 5 | French | esclave | slave |
| 6 | Medieval Latin | sclavus | Slav, slave; slave |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Σκλάβος | Slav |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | Σκλαβηνός | Slavic |
| 9 | Proto-Slavic | slověninъ | Slav |
| 10 | Proto-Slavic | slovo | word |
| 11 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | ślawas | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱléwos | fame |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱlew- | to hear |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |
via English pre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pre | Before; Precum, Cowper's fluid, pre-ejaculate; To... |
| 2 | Latin | prae | before; in front; in front of |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | prai | before; in front of |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |