Where does “unslavishly” come from?

unslavishly (English) comes from English unslavish, from English slavish, 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.

unslavishly (English): In an unslavish manner

Definitions

  1. In an unslavish manner

Ancestry of “unslavishly”, step by step

unslavishly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English unslavish

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishunslavishNot slavish
2EnglishslavishIn the manner of a slave; abject; utterly...
3EnglishslaveA person who is held in servitude as the property...
4Middle Englishsclaveslave individual held in slavery
5Frenchesclaveslave
6Medieval LatinsclavusSlav, slave; slave
7Ancient GreekΣκλάβοςSlav
8Ancient GreekΣκλαβηνόςSlavic
9Proto-SlavicslověninъSlav
10Proto-Slavicslovoword
11Proto-Balto-Slavicślawas
12Proto-Indo-Europeanḱléwosfame
13Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlew-to hear
14Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

via English ly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlyAbbreviation of light-year
2VietnameselyAlternative spelling of li
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱléwos