chair

chair · noun, verb¹

1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
3. Proto-Indo-European*ḱm̥-th₂der.?
4. Proto-Hellenic*kətá
5. Ancient Greekκατά (katá)
6. Proto-Indo-European*sed-
7. Proto-Indo-European*sedreh₂
8. Proto-Hellenic*hédrā
9. Ancient Greekἕδρα (hédra)
10. Ancient Greekκᾰθέδρᾱ (kăthédrā)
11. Latincathedra
12. Old Frenchchaiere
13. Middle Englishchayere
14. English todaychair

From Middle English chayere, chayer, chayre, from Old French chaiere, chaere, from Latin cathedra (“seat”), from Ancient Greek καθέδρα (kathédra), from κατά (katá, “down”) + ἕδρα (hédra, “seat”). Partially displaced native stool and settle, which now have more specialised senses. Doublet of cathedra and chaise.

Chair · proper noun²

Blend of Chuck + Blair.

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