Etymology of the English word chairwoman
the English word
chairwomanderived 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-derived from the English word
womanderived from the English word
manderived from the Proto-Germanic root
*manwazderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*man-derived from the English word
wifederived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ghwībh-derived from the Proto-Germanic root
*wibanderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ghwibh-Usage
Word found in Modern English
