Where does “pausa” come from?

pausa (Portuguese) comes 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.

pausa (Portuguese): pause; interruption

Definitions

pause; interruption

Ancestry of “pausa”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	pausa	a pause, halt, stop, cessation, end
2	Ancient Greek	παῦσις	stopping, ceasing
3	Ancient Greek	-σῐς	"suffix forming nouns"
4	Ancient Greek	-τις	retained after dentals
5	Proto-Indo-European	-tis	Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “pausa”

menopausa
andropausa
perimenopausa

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