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
- In an unslavish manner
Ancestry of “unslavishly”, step by step
unslavishly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English unslavish
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unslavish | Not slavish |
| 2 | English | slavish | In the manner of a slave; abject; utterly... |
| 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 |