Where does “slaveownership” come from?

slaveownership (English) comes from English ship, from English relationship, from English relation, from Middle English relacion, from Old French relacion, from Latin relātiō, from Latin referō, from Latin rĕ- — passed , crossed.

slaveownership (English): The role or status of a slaveowner

Definitions

  1. The role or status of a slaveowner

Ancestry of “slaveownership”, step by step

slaveownership traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English ship

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishshipA water-borne vessel generally larger than a...
2EnglishrelationshipConnection or association; the condition of being...
3EnglishrelationThe manner in which two things may be associated;...
4Middle Englishrelacion
5Old Frenchrelacion
6Latinrelātiōcarrying or bringing back
7Latinreferōto bear, bring, drive, or carry back, off, or away
8Latinrĕ-back, backwards
9Latinprōdūcōto lead or bring forth, forward or out
10Latinprō-forward direction, forward movement
11Proto-Italic*pro-pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
13Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
14Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
15Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via English slaveowner

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishslaveownerAnyone that has control or ownership over another...
2EnglishslaveA person who is held in servitude as the property...
3Middle Englishsclaveslave individual held in slavery
4Frenchesclaveslave
5Medieval LatinsclavusSlav, slave; slave
6Ancient GreekΣκλάβοςSlav
7Ancient GreekΣκλαβηνόςSlavic
8Proto-SlavicslověninъSlav
9Proto-Slavicslovoword
10Proto-Balto-Slavicślawas
11Proto-Indo-Europeanḱléwosfame
12Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlew-to hear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós