The story
- Latin · derived fromstatiōnem
- Anglo-Norman · derived fromestation
- Middle English · inherited fromstacioun
- English todaystation
From Middle English stacioun, borrowed from Anglo-Norman estation, from Latin statiōnem, accusative of statiō (“standing, post, job, position”), whence also Italian stazione. Doublet of stagione. Cognate with Ancient Greek ἵστημι (hístēmi), στάσις (stásis), Old English standan (whence English stand).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.