Where does “-pause” come from?

-pause (English) comes from Middle French pause, 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.

-pause (English): Indicative of a pause or discontinuance

Definitions

  1. Indicative of a pause or discontinuance

Ancestry of “-pause”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchpausepause (brief cessation)
2Latinpausaa pause, halt, stop, cessation, end
3Ancient Greekπαῦσιςstopping, ceasing
4Ancient Greek-σῐς"suffix forming nouns"
5Ancient Greek-τιςretained after dentals
6Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “-pause”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tis →Every word from Ancient Greek -σῐς →Every word from Ancient Greek παῦσις →