Where does “composar” come from?
composar (Catalan) comes from Catalan posar, from Late Latin pausare, 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.
composar (Catalan): to fine arbitrarily to issue a fine as punishment
Definitions
- to fine arbitrarily to issue a fine as punishment
Ancestry of “composar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | posar | to put, to place; to set; to apply |
| 2 | Late Latin | pausare | — |
| 3 | Latin | pauso | I halt, cease, pause; I rest in the grave |
| 4 | Latin | pausa | a pause, halt, stop, cessation, end |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | παῦσις | stopping, ceasing |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -σῐς | "suffix forming nouns" |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -τις | retained after dentals |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |