They are stepping almost three thousand years back into the
remotest antiquity.
Pope.
To step aside, to walk a little distance from the rest; to retire from
company. -- To step forth, to move or come forth. -- To step in or
into. (a) To walk or advance into a place or state, or to advance
suddenly in.
Whosoever then first, after the troubling of the water, stepped in,
was made whole of whatsoever disease he had.
John v. 4.
(b) To enter for a short time; as, I just stepped into the house. (c)
To obtain possession without trouble; to enter upon easily or suddenly;
as, to step into an estate. -- To step out. (a) (Mil.) To increase the
length, but not the rapidity, of the step, extending it to thirty-tree
inches. (b) To go out for a short distance or a short time. -- To step
short (Mil.), to diminish the length or rapidity of the step according
to the established rules.
Step, v. t. 1. To set, as the foot.