Where does “posata” come from?
posata (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.
posata (Italian): piece of cutlery; a place mat; feminine singular...
Definitions
- piece of cutlery; a place mat; feminine singular...
Ancestry of “posata”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 | Earlier form of -σις , retained after dentals δ,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |
Words derived from “posata”