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Where does “pauselessly” come from?

pauselessly (English) comes from English pauseless, 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.

pauselessly (English): In a pauseless manner

Definitions

  1. In a pauseless manner

Ancestry of “pauselessly”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpauselessWithout pausing; ceaseless
2EnglishPauseA button whose functions are pausing and resuming...
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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