1727, from
stationery wares (c.1680) "articles sold by a stationer," from
stationer "seller of books and paper," 1311, from M.L.
stationarius "stationary seller," from L.
stationem (nom.
statio) "station" (see
station). Roving peddlers were more common in the Middle Ages; sellers with a fixed location were often bookshops licensed by universities. The Company of Stationers, one of the Livery Companies of the City of London, was founded 1556.
[stey-shuh-ner-ee] 
ʃəˌnɛr
