Logistics
late 19th century: from French logistique, from loger ‘to lodge’.
wiktionary
From French logistique, coined or popularized 1830 by Antoine-Henri Jomini from logis(“lodging place”), [1] in phrases maréchal des logis(“marshall of lodging”) (see maréchal des logis), major-général des logis(“major-general of lodging”). [2] [3] Possibly influenced by existing mathematical term logistique, of Ancient Greek origin; see logistic.
logistics
etymonline
logistics (n.)
"art of moving, quartering, and supplying troops," 1846, from French (l'art) logistique "(art) of quartering troops," which apparently is from logis "lodging" (from Old French logeiz "shelter for an army, encampment," from loge; see lodge (n.)) + Greek-derived suffix -istique (see -istic). The form in French was influenced by logistique, from the Latin source of English logistic. Related: Logistical.
