Etymology of the English word chairman
the English word
chairmanderived 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-using the English suffix
-manderived from the English word
manderived from the Proto-Germanic root
*manwazderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*man-Derivations in English
chairmanship,
chairperson,
cochairman,
subchairmanDerivations in other languages
Italian
chairmanUsage
Word found in Modern English
