Where does “pożata” come from?
pożata (Maltese) comes from Italian posata, from Italian posare, from Latin pausāre, from Latin pauso, from Latin pausa, from Ancient Greek παῦσις, from Ancient Greek -σῐς, from Ancient Greek -τις — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.
pożata (Maltese): piece of cutlery
Definitions
- piece of cutlery
Ancestry of “pożata”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | posata | piece of cutlery; a place mat; feminine singular... |
| 2 | Italian | posare | to put or lay down; to direct; to turn; to calm... |
| 3 | Latin | pausāre | — |
| 4 | Latin | pauso | I halt, cease, pause; I rest in the grave |
| 5 | Latin | pausa | a pause, halt, stop, cessation, end |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | παῦσις | stopping, ceasing |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -σῐς | "suffix forming nouns" |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -τις | retained after dentals |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |