| 【stair】 is a [English Root word(stem)] from the Old English word(s) "stæger." It carries the basic meaning of "stair." from PIE *steigh- "go, rise, stride, step, walk" |
[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "stair"]
downstairs **[3949] If you go downstairs in a building, you go down a staircase towards the ground floor.
stair ***[716] Stairs are a set of steps inside a building which go from one floor to another.
upstairs ***[3410] The upstairs of a building is the floor or floors that are higher than the ground floor.
[WORD ROOT]root stair
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] stair
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Old English) stæger
[MEANING]root stair
【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ETYMOLOGY】
- 【Old English】 stæger stair, flight of steps, staircase
Please see the Word information in detail as follows;
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downstairs ★★[3949] adverb from stair
【DEFINITION】 If you go downstairs in a building, you go down a staircase towards the ground floor.
【ANTONYM】 upstairs, upstairs
【COMPOSITION】 down + stairs
【ROOTs】 ⑴ down; down ⑵ stair; stair ⑶ s; noun suffix
【Etymology】 《Old English stæger》 stair, flight of steps, staircase
【First Known Meaning】 down the stairs, below, to or on a lower floor,
stair ★★★[716] noun from stair
【DEFINITION】 Stairs are a set of steps inside a building which go from one floor to another.
【pl.】 stairs
【ROOTs】 stair; stair
【Etymology】 《Old English stæger》 stair, flight of steps, staircase
【First Known Meaning】 stair, flight of steps, staircase
【DERIVATIVEs】 stairless, stairlike, stair
upstairs ★★★[3410] noun from stair
【DEFINITION】 The upstairs of a building is the floor or floors that are higher than the ground floor.
【ANTONYM】 downstairs
【COMPOSITION】 up + stairs
【ROOTs】 ⑴ up; up ⑵ stair; stair ⑶ s; noun suffix
【Etymology】 《Old English stæger》 stair, flight of steps, staircase
Other words containing "stair"; stairs
(※ Proto-Indo-European (PIE) is the theorized common ancestor of the Indo-European language family. Its proposed features have been derived by linguistic reconstruction from documented Indo-European languages.)
【OTHER ROOTs; 】
st-, stat-
spond
spire
sphere
sper
speci
spec
speak
south
soph
