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Where does “Pose” come from?

Pose (German) comes from French pose, 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 — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.

Pose (German): pose

Definitions

  1. pose

Ancestry of “Pose”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchposeinstallation; extension; first-person singular...
2Frenchposerto stop carrying, to put down; to ask; to land
3Old Frenchposerto put; to place; to suggest; to propose; to...
4Vulgar Latinpausoto blin, cease, pause; I halt, cease, pause; I...
5Latinpausaa pause, halt, stop, cessation, end
6Ancient Greekπαῦσιςstopping, ceasing
7Ancient Greek-σῐς"suffix forming nouns"
8Ancient Greek-τιςEarlier form of -σις , retained after dentals δ,...
9Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “Pose”

  • поза
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