Where does “penopause” come from?
penopause (English) comes from English menopause, from French ménopause, from 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.
Ancestry of “penopause”, step by step
penopause traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English menopause
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | menopause | The period in a woman's life when menstruation... |
| 2 | French | ménopause | menopause |
| 3 | French | -pause | pause |
| 4 | Latin | pausa | a pause, halt, stop, cessation, end |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | παῦσις | stopping, ceasing |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -σῐς | "suffix forming nouns" |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -τις | retained after dentals |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |