Where does “-pause” come from?

-pause (French) comes 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.

-pause (French): pause

Definitions

  1. pause

Ancestry of “-pause”, step by step

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

Words derived from “-pause”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tis →Every word from Ancient Greek -σῐς →Every word from Ancient Greek παῦσις →