Etymology of the English word stair
the English word
stairusing the English suffix
-erderived from the Proto-Germanic root
*-arjazusing the Latin suffix
-arius (-ar)
derived from the English word
stagederived from the Old French word
estagederived from the New Latin word
staticus (static)
derived from the Latin word
status (appointed; position, situation, condition)
derived from the Latin word
stare (to stand; stand, stand still, stand firm)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*stā-derived from the Greek word
statikos, στατικός
derived from the Greek word
statos, στατός
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*stā-derived from the Greek word
istanaiderived from the Proto-Germanic root
*staigriderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*steigh-Derivations in English
staircase,
stairhead,
stairstep,
stairway,
stairwell,
downstairsUsage
Word found in Modern English
