'stable' originates from Latin, specifically the word 'stabulum,' where 'sta-' meant 'stand' and '-bulum' was a suffix indicating a place.

'stabulum' transformed into the Old French word 'estable,' and eventually became the modern English word 'stable' through Middle English.

Initially, it meant 'a place to stand or stay,' but over time it evolved into its current meanings of 'firmly fixed' and 'a building for horses.'