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-τιςretained after dentals
4Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “pausa”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tis →
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