Where does “posing” come from?
Posing derives from Middle English posen, from Old French poser and opposer, ultimately from Latin ob and Ancient Greek παῦσις meaning a stopping or cessation.
posing (English): present participle of pose; The act by which...
Definitions
- present participle of pose; The act by which...
Ancestry of “posing”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pose | Common cold, head cold; catarrh; To place in an... |
| 2 | Middle English | pose | — |
| 3 | Old English | ġeposu | cold in the head; catarrh |
| 4 | Old English | ġepos | a sneeze, snort; sneeze, snort |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | pusą | sneeze, snort |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | pusōną | — |
| 7 | Finnish | pus- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bew- | "low-pitch humming noise" |