Where does “stationer” come from?

Stationer comes from Medieval Latin stationarius, a term for a merchant or tradesman stationed in a fixed location.

stationer (English): A person or business that sells stationery

Definitions

  1. A person or business that sells stationery

Ancestry of “stationer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinstationarius

Words derived from “stationer

Every word from Medieval Latin stationarius