Where does “station” come from?
Station comes from Middle English stacioun, from Anglo-Norman estation, from Latin statio meaning a standing or post, derived from the Latin verb stare meaning to stand, which traces to the Proto-Indo-European root steh₂- meaning to stand or be stationary.
station (English): A stopping place; A place where workers are...
Definitions
- A stopping place; A place where workers are...
Ancestry of “station”, step by step
station traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English estacioun
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | estacioun | — |
| 2 | Anglo-Norman | estation | garrison; pause; break; visit to a church for... |
| 3 | Latin | statiō | outpost, picket |
| 4 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 5 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 6 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 7 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 8 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 9 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 10 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via Middle English stacioun
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | stacioun | One's station; one's normal place of occupation;... |