Etymology

chairobics

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Today it means: Any system of exercise in which the exerciser remains seated or uses the chair for balance, as for seniors or someone confined to a wheelchair. Full definition →

English aerobics ← French aérobie ← Ancient Greek βίος (bíos)
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  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. Englishchair
  15. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ews-
  16. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ewsér
  17. Proto-Hellenic*auhḗr
  18. Ancient Greekἀήρ (aḗr)
  19. Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
  20. Ancient Greekβίος (bíos)
  21. Frenchaérobie
  22. Englishaerobic
  23. Englishaerobics
  24. English todaychairobics

Blend of chair + aerobics.

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