early 14c., verbal noun from step (v.). Stepping stone first recorded early 14c.; in the figurative sense 1650s.
Stepin Fetchit
step-ladder
stepmother
steppe
stepper
stepping
step-sister
step-son
*ster-
-ster
stercoraceous
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