Etymograph

English

store

Store comes from Middle English store, from Anglo-Norman stor, ultimately from Latin īnstaurō ‘to renew, set up’.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEīnstaurō1‘to renew, set up’
  2. Anglo-Normanc. 1066–1400stor1
  3. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500store1‘supplies’
  4. Englishearliest quotation 1609store1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English store
  2. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1609, William Shakespeare, Sonnet 37: “I make my love engrafted to this store.”.

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEīnstaurōWiktionary, English store‘to renew, set up’
  2. Anglo-Normanc. 1066–1400storWiktionary, English store
  3. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500storeWiktionary, English store‘supplies’
  4. Englishearliest quotation 1609storeWiktionary, English store. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1609, William Shakespeare, Sonnet 37: “I make my love engrafted to this store.”

Linked words

through Latin *staurō

restaurant, restaurateur, 2 more

through Middle English store

stour

Today it means

noun A place where items may be accumulated or routinely kept.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “store”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

Etymograph / Latin īnstaurō / store

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