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Where does “поза” come from?

поза (Russian) comes from German pose, from French posé, from French poser, from Old French poser, from Vulgar Latin pauso, from Latin pausa, from Ancient Greek παῦσις, from Ancient Greek -σῐς — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.

Ancestry of “поза”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanpose—
2Frenchposépast participle of poser; placed, posed
3Frenchposerto stop carrying, to put down; to ask; to land
4Old Frenchposerto put; to place; to suggest; to propose; to...
5Vulgar Latinpausoto blin, cease, pause; I halt, cease, pause; I...
6Latinpausaa pause, halt, stop, cessation, end
7Ancient Greekπαῦσιςstopping, ceasing
8Ancient Greek-σῐς"suffix forming nouns"
9Ancient Greek-τιςEarlier form of -σις , retained after dentals δ,...
10Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “поза”

  • פוזה
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