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Where does “stationless” come from?

stationless (English) comes from English station, from Middle English estacioun, from Anglo-Norman estation, from Latin statiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

stationless (English): Without a station

Definitions

  1. Without a station

Ancestry of “stationless”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishstationA stopping place; A place where workers are...
2Middle Englishestacioun—
3Anglo-Normanestationgarrison; pause; break; visit to a church for...
4Latinstatiō—
5Latin-tiō—
6Latindissertātiō—
7Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
8Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
9Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
10Latincalceusshoe
11Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
12Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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