- stanchion (n.)
[stanchion 词源字典]
- early 14c., "post, pillar, or beam used for support," from Old French estanchon "prop, brace, support" (13c., Modern French étançon), probably from estant "upright," from present participle of ester "be upright, stand," from Latin stare "to stand," from PIE root *sta- "to stand" (see stet).[stanchion etymology, stanchion origin, 英语词源]