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
- Indicative of a pause or discontinuance
Ancestry of “-pause”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle French | pause | pause |
| 2 | Latin | pausa | a pause, halt, stop, cessation, end |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | παῦσις | stopping, ceasing |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -σῐς | "suffix forming nouns" |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -τις | Earlier form of -σις , retained after dentals δ,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |
Words derived from “-pause”