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Where does “unservile” come from?

unservile (English) comes from English servile, from Middle English servyle.

unservile (English): Not servile

Definitions

  1. Not servile

Ancestry of “unservile”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishservileof or pertaining to a slave; submissive or...
2Middle Englishservyle—
Every word from Middle English servyle →