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Where does “posar” come from?

posar (Spanish) comes from Latin pausāre, from Latin pauso, 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.

posar (Spanish): to pose; to stay or lodge in a habitation; to...

Definitions

  1. to pose; to stay or lodge in a habitation; to...

Ancestry of “posar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpausāre—
2LatinpausoI halt, cease, pause; I rest in the grave
3Latinpausaa pause, halt, stop, cessation, end
4Ancient Greekπαῦσιςstopping, ceasing
5Ancient Greek-σῐς"suffix forming nouns"
6Ancient Greek-τιςEarlier form of -σις , retained after dentals δ,...
7Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “posar”

  • posavasos
  • poso
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