Etymology of the English word chairlift
the English word
chairliftderived from the English word
liftderived from the Old Norse word
lyptaderived from the Proto-Germanic root
*luftijanderived from the English word
chairderived from the Old French word
chaierederived from the Classical Latin word
cathedra (armchair, easy chair; cushioned seat; bishop's chair, throne, office)
derived from the Greek word
kathedra, καθέδρα (a bench )
derived from the Greek word
kata, κατά (down)
derived from the Greek word
hedra, ἕδρα
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*sed-Usage
Word found in Modern English
