Where does “repose” come from?
Repose comes from Middle English repose, from Old French reposer, from Latin reponere meaning to put back or set down, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots meaning to turn or bend.
repose (English): Rest; sleep; quietness; ease; peace; calmness;...
Definitions
- Rest; sleep; quietness; ease; peace; calmness;...
Ancestry of “repose”, step by step
repose traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English posé
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | posé | Standing still, with all the feet on the ground |
| 2 | French | posé | past participle of poser; placed, posed |
| 3 | French | poser | to stop carrying, to put down; to ask; to land |
| 4 | Old French | poser | to put; to place; to suggest; to propose; to... |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | pauso | to blin, cease, pause; I halt, cease, pause; I... |
| 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 |
via Middle English repose
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | repose | — |