Where does “aeropause” come from?
aeropause (English) comes from English Pause, 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.
aeropause (English): The region of the atmosphere above which it is...
Definitions
- The region of the atmosphere above which it is...
Ancestry of “aeropause”, step by step
aeropause traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Pause
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Pause | A button whose functions are pausing and resuming... |
| 2 | Middle French | pause | pause (brief cessation) |
| 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 |