English
stationer
Stationer comes from Medieval Latin statiōnārius, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- ‘to stand (up)’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*steh₂-‘to stand (up)’root as named
- Medieval Latinc. 600–1500statiōnārius
- Englishtodaystationer
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*steh₂-‘to stand (up)’root as named
- Medieval Latinc. 600–1500statiōnārius
- Englishtodaystationer
Equivalent to station + -er
Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- ‘to stand’
Latin statiō ‘standing’
Latin statiōnem
Anglo-Norman estation
Middle English stacioun ‘station, position’
English station
The story
Used of a bookseller who had a fixed station, especially at universities.
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- ‘to stand (up)’
system, post, state, rest, stay, stand, distance, assistant, stood, assistance, stadium, instance, assist, consistent, contest, establishment, establish, stable, stem, resist, stability, instant, constitution, substance, destiny, distant, insist, testimony, persistent, consist, destination, stud, stool, prostitute, persist, prostitution, extant, stamina, stale, stead, 158 more
Today it means
noun A person or business that sells stationery.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- / stationer