Where does “unenslaved” come from?
unenslaved (English) comes from English unenslave, from English enslave, 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.
unenslaved (English): Not enslaved
Definitions
- Not enslaved
Ancestry of “unenslaved”, step by step
unenslaved traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English unenslave
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unenslave | To free (someone) from slavery |
| 2 | English | enslave | To make subservient; to strip one of freedom;... |
| 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 enslaved
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | enslaved | simple past tense and past participle of enslave |