Etymology of the English word station
the English word
stationderived from the Old French word
stationderived from the Latin word
statio (outpost, picket; station)
derived from the Latin word
stare (to stand; stand, stand still, stand firm)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*stā-Date
The earliest known usage of station in English dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in English
outstation,
substation,
superstation,
stationmaster,
stationed,
stationingCognates
Dutch
station, French
station, German
Station, Italian
stazione, Norwegian
stasjon, Polish
stacja, Russian
стaнция, Spanish
estacion, Swedish
stationUsage
Word found in Modern English
