Where does “paŭso” come from?
paŭso (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto paŭsi, from German pausen, from French ébaucher, from Middle French esbaucher, from Old French esbosquier, from Old French bosc, from Frankish busk, from Proto-Germanic buskaz — to become, grow, appear.
paŭso (Esperanto): calque
Definitions
- calque
Ancestry of “paŭso”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | paŭsi | to trace, copy onto a sheet of superimposed paper |
| 2 | German | pausen | to trace, to copy |
| 3 | French | ébaucher | to sketch, rough out (a plan, picture); to draft (a piece of writing) |
| 4 | Middle French | esbaucher | to rough-hew |
| 5 | Old French | esbosquier | — |
| 6 | Old French | bosc | wood, firewood; area planted with trees |
| 7 | Frankish | busk | bush; bush, thicket |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | buskaz | bush; thicket |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰuH- | to become, grow, appear |