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Etymology of the English word stepchair

the English word stepchair
derived from the English word step
derived from the English word chair
derived from the Old French word chaiere
derived 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-

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