Etymology Explorer › Ancient Greek

Where does “παύω” come from?

παύω (Ancient Greek): to make to cease; cease, leave off

Definitions

  1. to make to cease; cease, leave off

Words derived from “παύω”

  • pause
  • repose
  • composer
  • compose
  • composure
  • menopause
  • Pause
  • postmenopausal
  • Pausanias
  • depose
  • menopausal
  • premenopausal
  • juxtapose
  • entrepot
  • discomposure
  • reposeful
  • tropopause
  • perimenopausal
  • perimenopause
  • recompose
  • discompose
  • entrepôt
  • magnetopause
  • composable