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

  1. 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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Asturianposarto leave, put, place, drop (something that's being carried or worn)
2LatinpausoI halt, cease, pause; I rest in the grave
3Latinpausaa pause, halt, stop, cessation, end
4Ancient Greekπαῦσιςstopping, ceasing
5Ancient Greek-σῐς"suffix forming nouns"
6Ancient Greek-τιςretained after dentals
7Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots

via Asturian sentar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Asturiansentarto sit
2Vulgar Latinsedentothird-person plural future active imperative of...
3Latinsedēnsseating, being seated
4Latinsedeōto sit, to be seated
5Proto-Italicsedēōsit, be sitting, be seated
6Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-to sit

via Asturian a

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Asturianato, towards; a
2Latinadtoward, to; up to; near, by, close by, at, to
3Proto-Italicadtoward, to, on, up to, for
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂édto, at
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tisEvery word from Ancient Greek -σῐςEvery word from Ancient Greek παῦσις