Etymology of the English word chairperson
the English word
chairpersonderived from 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
cochairpersonUsage
Word found in Modern English
