Etymology

unenslave

un·en·slave
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Today it means: To free (someone) from slavery. Full definition →

English enslave ← Middle English sclave ← Old French esclave
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énts
  3. Proto-Germanic*anda-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*anda-
  5. Old Englishand-
  6. Old Englishon-
  7. Middle Englishon-
  8. Englishun-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  10. Proto-Italic*en
  11. Proto-Italic*en-
  12. Latinin-
  13. Old Frenchen-
  14. Middle Englishen-
  15. Englishen-
  16. Proto-Indo-European*ḱlewH-der.?
  17. Proto-Slavic*slov-
  18. Proto-Slavic*Slov-?
  19. Proto-Slavic*slověninъ
  20. Ancient GreekΣκλαβηνός (Sklabēnós)
  21. Medieval GreekΣκλᾰ́βος (Sklắbos)
  22. Late LatinSclavus
  23. Medieval Latinsclavus
  24. Old Frenchesclave
  25. Middle Englishsclave
  26. Englishslave
  27. Englishenslave
  28. English todayunenslave

From un- (prefix meaning 'de-') + enslave.

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