Where does “chaise longue” come from?
chaise longue (French) comes from French chaise, from Middle French chaire, from Old French chaiere, from Latin cathēdra, from Ancient Greek καθέδρα, from Ancient Greek κατά, from Ancient Greek καταστερίζω, from Ancient Greek ἀστήρ — to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth.
chaise longue (French): chaise longue reclining chair with a long seat
Definitions
- chaise longue reclining chair with a long seat
Ancestry of “chaise longue”, step by step
chaise longue traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French chaise
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | chaise | chair, seat |
| 2 | Middle French | chaire | chair |
| 3 | Old French | chaiere | — |
| 4 | Latin | cathēdra | armchair (having cushions and supports) |
| 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 |
via French longue
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | longue | feminine singular of long; long |
| 2 | French | long | long |
| 3 | Old French | long | long length, duration |
| 4 | Old French | lonc | Alternative form of long |
| 5 | Latin | longus | far, long; extended, prolonged; long; tedious,... |
| 6 | Latin | -ē | ly; used to form adverbs from adjectives |
| 7 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 8 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 9 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |