Where does “slaveholding” come from?
I need to work through this carefully, as the chain provided seems problematic for the word "slaveholding." The chain shows: English holding | English hold | English hole | Latin Sclavus | Old English hol | Proto-Indo-European kel- | Latin oleum | Ancient Greek ἔλαιον This chain doesn't make etymological sense for "slaveholding." The elements don't connect logically: - "slaveholding" should derive from "slave" + "holding" - "slave" comes from Latin "Sclavus" (referring to Slavic peoples) - "holding" comes from "hold" - But the chain then traces "hole" back through Old English "hol" and PIE "kel-" - Then it inexplicably includes "Latin oleum" and Greek "ἔλαιον" (oil) The chain appears corru
slaveholding (English): Having possession/ownership of one or more...
Definitions
- Having possession/ownership of one or more...
Ancestry of “slaveholding”, step by step
slaveholding traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English slave
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | slave | A person who is held in servitude as the property... |
| 2 | Middle English | sclave | slave individual held in slavery |
| 3 | French | esclave | slave |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | sclavus | Slav, slave; slave |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Σκλάβος | Slav |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Σκλαβηνός | Slavic |
| 7 | Proto-Slavic | slověninъ | Slav |
| 8 | Proto-Slavic | slovo | word |
| 9 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | ślawas | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱléwos | fame |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱlew- | to hear |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |
via English holding
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | holding | Something that one owns, especially stocks and... |
| 2 | English | hold | To grasp or grip; To contain or store; "To... |
| 3 | English | hole | A hollow place or cavity; an excavation; a pit;... |
| 4 | Middle English | hole | healthy; safe; whole, complete, full |
| 5 | Old English | hol | a hole, a hollow; calumny; slander |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | hol | hollow; hole |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | hulą | a hollow; depression; hole |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | hulaz | hollow |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kuH- | — |