Etymology

slavelike

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Today it means: Resembling a slave. Full definition →

Proto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English slave
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The story

  1. Ancient GreekΣκλαβηνός (Sklabēnós)
  2. Medieval GreekΣκλᾰ́βος (Sklắbos)
  3. Late LatinSclavus
  4. Medieval Latinsclavus
  5. Old Frenchesclave
  6. Middle Englishsclave
  7. Englishslave
  8. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  9. Proto-Germanic*līką
  10. English todayslavelike

From slave + -like.

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