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Where does “entreposer” come from?

entreposer (French) comes from French poser, from Old French poser, from Vulgar Latin pauso, 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.

entreposer (French): to store goods in a warehouse

Definitions

  1. to store goods in a warehouse

Ancestry of “entreposer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchposerto stop carrying, to put down; to ask; to land
2Old Frenchposerto put; to place; to suggest; to propose; to...
3Vulgar Latinpausoto blin, cease, pause; I halt, cease, pause; I...
4Latinpausaa pause, halt, stop, cessation, end
5Ancient Greekπαῦσιςstopping, ceasing
6Ancient Greek-σῐς"suffix forming nouns"
7Ancient Greek-τιςEarlier form of -σις , retained after dentals δ,...
8Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “entreposer”

  • entrepot
  • entrepôt
  • entreposage
  • entrepôt
  • antrepo
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