English

stepuncle

From step- + uncle.

A compound of step- + uncle

Proto-Indo-European *(s)tewp- ‘to push, strike’

Proto-Germanic *steupa- ‘orphaned, step-’

Proto-West Germanic *steupa-

English step-

Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwh₂os ‘grandfather’

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Latin avunculus ‘maternal uncle’

Vulgar Latin *aunclum

Anglo-Norman uncle

Middle English uncle

English uncle

Today it means

noun The brother of one's mother's husband (stepfather) or father's wife (stepmother).

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / stepuncle