myEtymology.com: English etymology of stationer

Etymology of the English word stationer

the English word stationer

derived from the Latin word stationarius

derived 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-

using the Latin prefix statio-

The earliest known usage of stationer in English dates from the 14th century.

Word found in Modern English