Where does “composure” come from?
Composure derives from Old French composure, from composer meaning to put together, from Latin com- and pausare meaning to stop or cease, from Ancient Greek παῦσις meaning a stopping or pause.
composure (English): Calmness of mind or matter, self-possession; The...
Definitions
- Calmness of mind or matter, self-possession; The...
Ancestry of “composure”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | -ure | A process; a condition; a result of an action; An... |
| 2 | Middle English | -ure | — |
| 3 | Old French | -ure | used to form usually feminine, usually abstract... |
| 4 | Latin | -tūra | — |
Words derived from “composure”