Where does “poser” come from?
poser (French) comes 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.
poser (French): to stop carrying, to put down; to ask; to land
Definitions
- to stop carrying, to put down; to ask; to land
Ancestry of “poser”, step by step
poser traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Old French poser
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | poser | to put; to place; to suggest; to propose; to... |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | pauso | to blin, cease, pause; I halt, cease, pause; I... |
| 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 |