Where does “pousada” come from?
pousada (English) comes from Portuguese pousada, from Old Portuguese pousada, from Old Portuguese pousar, from Latin pausare, from Latin pauso, from Latin pausa, from Ancient Greek παῦσις, from Ancient Greek -σῐς — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.
pousada (English): a Portuguese inn
Definitions
- a Portuguese inn
Ancestry of “pousada”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | pousada | inn; stay |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | pousada | — |
| 3 | Old Portuguese | pousar | to rest |
| 4 | Latin | pausare | present active infinitive of pausō; I halt,... |
| 5 | Latin | pauso | I halt, cease, pause; I rest in the grave |
| 6 | Latin | pausa | a pause, halt, stop, cessation, end |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | παῦσις | stopping, ceasing |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -σῐς | "suffix forming nouns" |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | -τις | retained after dentals |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |