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Where does “pausa” come from?

pausa (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek παῦσις, from Ancient Greek -σῐς, from Ancient Greek -τις, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.

pausa (Latin): a pause, halt, stop, cessation, end

Definitions

  1. a pause, halt, stop, cessation, end

Ancestry of “pausa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπαῦσιςstopping, ceasing
2Ancient Greek-σῐς"suffix forming nouns"
3Ancient Greek-τιςEarlier form of -σις , retained after dentals δ,...
4Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “pausa”

  • pause
  • repose
  • composer
  • compose
  • composure
  • menopause
  • Pause
  • postmenopausal
  • depose
  • menopausal
  • premenopausal
  • juxtapose
  • entrepot
  • discomposure
  • reposeful
  • tropopause
  • perimenopausal
  • perimenopause
  • recompose
  • discompose
  • entrepôt
  • magnetopause
  • composable
  • postmenopause
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