Where does “pausa” come from?

pausa (Swedish) 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 (Swedish): to pause; to take a pause, to make a break

Definitions

  1. to pause; to take a pause, to make a break

Ancestry of “pausa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpausaa pause, halt, stop, cessation, end
2Ancient Greekπαῦσιςstopping, ceasing
3Ancient Greek-σῐς"suffix forming nouns"
4Ancient Greek-τιςretained after dentals
5Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tis →Every word from Ancient Greek -σῐς →Every word from Ancient Greek παῦσις →