Where does “menopawsiya” come from?
menopawsiya (Tagalog) comes from Spanish menopausia, from French ménopause, from French -pause, 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.
menopawsiya (Tagalog): menopause
Definitions
- menopause
Ancestry of “menopawsiya”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | menopausia | menopause |
| 2 | French | ménopause | menopause |
| 3 | French | -pause | pause |
| 4 | Latin | pausa | a pause, halt, stop, cessation, end |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | παῦσις | stopping, ceasing |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -σῐς | "suffix forming nouns" |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -τις | retained after dentals |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |