Where does “chaise” come from?
Chaise comes from French chaise, from Old French chaiere, from Latin cathedra meaning "seat," ultimately from Ancient Greek κατά and ἕδος meaning "seat" or "place to sit."
chaise (English): An open, horse-drawn carriage for one or two...
Definitions
- An open, horse-drawn carriage for one or two...
Ancestry of “chaise”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | chaise | chair, seat |
| 2 | Middle French | chaire | chair |
| 3 | Old French | chaiere | — |
| 4 | Latin | cathēdra | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | καθέδρα | seat; sitting posture; teacher's chair,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κατά | |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | καταστερίζω | to place among the stars; I put among the stars |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ἀστήρ | a celestial body; illustrious person; starfish |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | astḗr | star |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂stḗr | star |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eHs- | to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth |
Words derived from “chaise”