Where does “posa” come from?
posa (Italian) comes from Italian posare, from Latin pausāre, from 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.
posa (Italian): pose
Definitions
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Ancestry of “posa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | posare | to put or lay down; to direct; to turn; to calm... |
| 2 | Latin | pausāre | — |
| 3 | Latin | pauso | I halt, cease, pause; I rest in the grave |
| 4 | Latin | pausa | a pause, halt, stop, cessation, end |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | παῦσις | stopping, ceasing |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -σῐς | "suffix forming nouns" |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -τις | retained after dentals |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |