cathedra

The story

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromκαθέδρα“chair of a teacher, throne”
2. Latin · borrowed fromcathedra“seat”
3. English todaycathedra

Borrowed from Latin cathedra (“seat”), from Ancient Greek καθέδρα (kathédra, “chair of a teacher, throne”), from κατά (katá, “down”) + ἕδρα (hédra, “seat”). Doublet of chair and chaise.

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