The word 'stogie' is an American English term originating in the mid-19th century. It is a shortened form of 'Conestoga', the name of a town in Pennsylvania and the associated Conestoga wagons used by pioneers. The drivers of these wagons were known for smoking long, inexpensive cigars, which consequently became named after them. Thus, the term transformed from a specific geographical and cultural reference into the general name for a type of cigar.

This word is a loanword and proper noun that evolved into a common noun. It is not productively segmented using English morphemes.