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English word origin

Etymology of store

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-der. Proto-Indo-European *steh₂u-ro- Proto-Italic *stauros Latin *staurō Latin īnstaurō Proto-Italic *-āzi

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Unnumbered source etymology · variant 1/2

Original entry ↗
verb

To keep (something) while not in use, generally in a place meant for that purpose. · To contain. · Have the capacity and capability to contain. · To write (something) into memory or registers.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-der. Proto-Indo-European *steh₂u-ro- Proto-Italic *stauros Latin *staurō Latin īnstaurō Proto-Italic *-āzi ▲ Latin -ereinflu. Latin -āre Latin īnstaurāreder. Anglo-Norman storbor. Middle English store English store Inherited from Middle English store, borrowed from Anglo-Norman stor, from Latin īnstaurāre, from īnstaurō + -āre.

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Unnumbered source etymology · variant 2/2

Original entry ↗
noun

A place where items may be accumulated or routinely kept. · A supply held in storage. · A building (or portion thereof) where items may be purchased. · Memory.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

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