stair

English

/stɛəɹ/, /stɛə/

noun
Definitions
  • A single step in a staircase.
  • A series of steps; a staircase.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English steire inherited from Old English stǣġer (stair, staircase) inherited from Proto-Germanic *staigriz (scaffolding, stairs, step, stair) derived from Proto-Indo-European *steygʰ- (walk, climb, go, march, proceed, step, rise, stride), *steygʰ- (walk, climb, go, march, proceed, step, rise, stride).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*steygʰ-

Gloss

walk, climb, go, march, proceed, step, rise, stride

Concept
Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

歩

Emoji
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