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noun a farm building for housing horses or other livestock
verb shelter in a stable
adjective resistant to change of position or condition
originFrom Middle English stable, from Anglo-Norman stable, stabel, from Latin stabilis (“firm, steadfast”) (itself from stare (“stand”) + -abilis (“able”)). Displaced native Old English staþolfæst.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0