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Where does “nondiapause” come from?

nondiapause (English) comes from English diapause, from French 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.

nondiapause (English): That is not undergoing diapause

Definitions

  1. That is not undergoing diapause

Ancestry of “nondiapause”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdiapauseA temporary pause in the growth and development...
2Frenchpausepause, break; rest
3Middle Frenchpausepause
4Latinpausaa pause, halt, stop, cessation, end
5Ancient Greekπαῦσιςstopping, ceasing
6Ancient Greek-σῐς"suffix forming nouns"
7Ancient Greek-τιςEarlier form of -σις , retained after dentals δ,...
8Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots
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