Where does “aposentar” come from?
aposentar (Asturian) comes from Asturian posar, from Latin pauso, from Latin pausa, from Ancient Greek παῦσις, from Ancient Greek -σῐς, from Ancient Greek -τις, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.
aposentar (Asturian): to get one's act together, to come to one's senses
Definitions
- to get one's act together, to come to one's senses
Ancestry of “aposentar”, step by step
aposentar traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Asturian posar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Asturian | posar | to leave, put, place, drop (something that's being carried or worn) |
| 2 | Latin | pauso | I halt, cease, pause; I rest in the grave |
| 3 | Latin | pausa | a pause, halt, stop, cessation, end |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | παῦσις | stopping, ceasing |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -σῐς | "suffix forming nouns" |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -τις | retained after dentals |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |