Where does “Pausenraum” come from?

Pausenraum (German) comes from German pause, from Middle High German pūse, from Middle French pause, 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.

Pausenraum (German): break room

Definitions

  1. break room

Ancestry of “Pausenraum”, step by step

Pausenraum traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German pause

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanpausepause, break
2Middle High Germanpūse—
3Middle Frenchpausepause (brief cessation)
4Latinpausaa pause, halt, stop, cessation, end
5Ancient Greekπαῦσιςstopping, ceasing
6Ancient Greek-σῐς"suffix forming nouns"
7Ancient Greek-τιςretained after dentals
8Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots

via German raum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanraumwide; space
2Middle High Germanrūm—
3Old High Germanrūm—
4Proto-West Germanicrūmroomy, spacious; room, open space
5Proto-Germanicrūmazroomy, spacious, open
6Proto-Indo-Europeanrewh₁-free space
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tis →Every word from Ancient Greek -σῐς →Every word from Ancient Greek παῦσις →