Etymology

stepmeal

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Today it means: One step at a time; step by step; gradually; by degrees. Full definition →

Middle English *stepmele ← Old English stæpmǣlum
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  1. Old English · inherited fromstæpmǣlum“step by step; gradually, by degrees”
  2. Middle English · inherited from*stepmele
  3. English todaystepmeal

From Middle English *stepmele, *stapmele, from Old English stæpmǣlum (“step by step; gradually, by degrees”), equivalent to step + -meal.

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