Etymograph

English

slavemaking

From slave + making.

A compound of slave + making

Middle English sclave

English slave

Old English macung

Middle English making

English making

Today it means

adj Engaging in the brood capture activity of a slavemaker ant.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “slavemaking”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

Etymograph / slavemaking