Where does “proslavery” come from?
Proslavery comes from English slave plus the English suffix -ery, from Old French esclave, from Medieval Latin sclavus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH-, meaning to grow or swell.
proslavery (English): Supporting slavery
Definitions
- Supporting slavery
Ancestry of “proslavery”, step by step
proslavery 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 pro
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pro | An advantage of something, especially when... |
| 2 | English | professional | A person who belongs to a profession; A person... |
| 3 | English | profession | A declaration of belief, faith or one's opinion,... |
| 4 | Anglo-Norman | professioun | — |
| 5 | Old French | profession | profession; declaration |
| 6 | Latin | professiō | declaration, avowal, profession (act of professing) |
| 7 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 8 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 9 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 10 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 11 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 12 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 13 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 14 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |