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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

  1. The region of the atmosphere above which it is...

Ancestry of “aeropause”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishPauseA button whose functions are pausing and resuming...
2Middle Frenchpausepause
3Latinpausaa pause, halt, stop, cessation, end
4Ancient Greekπαῦσιςstopping, ceasing
5Ancient Greek-σῐς"suffix forming nouns"
6Ancient Greek-τιςEarlier form of -σις , retained after dentals δ,...
7Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots
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