Where does “pause buffer” come from?
pause buffer (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.
pause buffer (English): To rapidly pause and unpause a video game to gain an advantage, such as planning inputs while the game is paused
Definitions
- To rapidly pause and unpause a video game to gain an advantage, such as planning inputs while the game is paused
Ancestry of “pause buffer”, step by step
pause buffer 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 |
via English buffer#Verb
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | buffer#Verb | — |