myEtymology.com: English etymology of stationery

Etymology of the English word stationery

the English word stationery

derived from 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-

using the English suffix -y

Word found in Modern English