Where does “pousada” come from?
pousada (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese pousada, from Old Portuguese pousar, from Latin pausare, 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.
pousada (Portuguese): inn; stay
Definitions
- inn; stay
Ancestry of “pousada”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Portuguese | pousada | — |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | pousar | to rest |
| 3 | Latin | pausare | present active infinitive of pausō; I halt,... |
| 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 |