Where does “paŭzi” come from?

paŭzi (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto paŭzo, 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.

paŭzi (Esperanto): to pause

Definitions

  1. to pause

Ancestry of “paŭzi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantopaŭzopause, intermission, recess
2Latinpausaa pause, halt, stop, cessation, end
3Ancient Greekπαῦσιςstopping, ceasing
4Ancient Greek-σῐς"suffix forming nouns"
5Ancient Greek-τιςretained after dentals
6Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tis →Every word from Ancient Greek -σῐς →Every word from Ancient Greek παῦσις →