slavish

slavish · adjective¹

1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱlewH-der.?
2. Proto-Slavic*slov-
3. Proto-Slavic*Slov-?
4. Proto-Slavic*slověninъ
5. Ancient GreekΣκλαβηνός (Sklabēnós)
6. Medieval GreekΣκλᾰ́βος (Sklắbos)
7. Late LatinSclavus
8. Medieval Latinsclavus
9. Old Frenchesclave
10. Middle Englishsclave
11. Englishslave
12. English todayslavish

From slave + -ish.

Slavish · adjective, noun²

1. German · derived fromslawisch
2. English todaySlavish

From Slav + -ish, probably after German slawisch.

First known use, by meaning

• from 19th c. Pertaining to Slavs or the Slavic languages; Slavic.
• from 19th c. Any of various Slavic languages, especially Old Church Slavonic.