Where does “posada” come from?
posada (English) comes from Spanish posada, from Spanish posar, from Latin pausāre, from Latin pauso, from Latin pausa, from Ancient Greek παῦσις, from Ancient Greek -σῐς, from Ancient Greek -τις — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.
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Ancestry of “posada”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | posada | hotel, inn |
| 2 | Spanish | posar | to pose; to stay or lodge in a habitation; to... |
| 3 | Latin | pausāre | — |
| 4 | Latin | pauso | I halt, cease, pause; I rest in the grave |
| 5 | Latin | pausa | a pause, halt, stop, cessation, end |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | παῦσις | stopping, ceasing |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -σῐς | "suffix forming nouns" |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -τις | retained after dentals |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |