Where does “menopauza” come from?

menopauza (Polish) comes from French ménopause, from French -pause, 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.

menopauza (Polish): menopause

Definitions

  1. menopause

Ancestry of “menopauza”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchménopausemenopause
2French-pausepause
3Latinpausaa pause, halt, stop, cessation, end
4Ancient Greekπαῦσιςstopping, ceasing
5Ancient Greek-σῐς"suffix forming nouns"
6Ancient Greek-τιςretained after dentals
7Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “menopauza”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tis →Every word from Ancient Greek -σῐς →Every word from Ancient Greek παῦσις →