Etymology of the English word stepdame
the English word
stepdamederived from the English word
damederived from the Old French word
damederived from the Vulgar Latin word
domina (mistress of a family, wife; lady)
derived from the Latin word
dominus (owner, lord, master)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*dem- (house)
using the English prefix
step-derived from the Proto-Germanic root
*steupa-Date
The earliest known usage of stepdame in English dates from the 14th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
