Where does “вольноотпущенник” come from?

вольноотпущенник (Russian) comes from Russian отпусти́ть, from Russian от-, from Proto-Slavic otъ-.

вольноотпущенник (Russian): freedman man who has been released from a condition of slavery

Definitions

  1. freedman man who has been released from a condition of slavery

Ancestry of “вольноотпущенник”, step by step

вольноотпущенник traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian отпусти́ть

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianотпусти́тьto let go, to let off
2Russianот-away from
3Proto-Slavicotъ-—

via Russian во́льно

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianво́льноfreely in a free manner
2Russianво́льныйfree
3Proto-Slavicvolьnъfree, willing
Every word from Proto-Slavic otъ- →Every word from Russian от- →Every word from Russian отпусти́ть →