Where does “pose” come from?

pose (Indonesian) comes from Dutch pose, from French posé, from French poser, from Old French poser, from Vulgar Latin pauso, from Latin pausa, from Ancient Greek παῦσις, from Ancient Greek -σῐς — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.

pose (Indonesian): pose, position, posture, stance

Definitions

  1. pose, position, posture, stance

Ancestry of “pose”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchposestance or pose
2Frenchposépast participle of poser; placed, posed
3Frenchposerto stop carrying, to put down; to ask; to land
4Old Frenchposerto put; to place; to suggest; to propose; to...
5Vulgar Latinpausoto blin, cease, pause; I halt, cease, pause; I...
6Latinpausaa pause, halt, stop, cessation, end
7Ancient Greekπαῦσιςstopping, ceasing
8Ancient Greek-σῐς"suffix forming nouns"
9Ancient Greek-τιςretained after dentals
10Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tisEvery word from Ancient Greek -σῐςEvery word from Ancient Greek παῦσις