Where does “turbopause” come from?
turbopause (English) comes from English -pause, from Middle 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.
turbopause (English): The altitude in the Earth's atmosphere below which turbulent mixing dominates, at about 60 miles or 100 km, which separates the heterosphere from the homosphere
Definitions
- The altitude in the Earth's atmosphere below which turbulent mixing dominates, at about 60 miles or 100 km, which separates the heterosphere from the homosphere
Ancestry of “turbopause”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | -pause | Indicative of a pause or discontinuance |
| 2 | Middle French | pause | pause (brief cessation) |
| 3 | Latin | pausa | a pause, halt, stop, cessation, end |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | παῦσις | stopping, ceasing |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -σῐς | "suffix forming nouns" |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -τις | retained after dentals |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |