Etymology of the English word heliopause
the English word
heliopauseusing the English prefix
helio-derived from the Greek prefix
helio-, ἡλιο-
derived from the Greek word
helios, ἥλιος (the sun; by implication, light)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*sāwel- (to shine)
derived from the English word
pausederived from the Old French word
pausederived from the Latin word
pausa (cessation, end)
derived from the Greek word
pausis, παῦσις (cessation)
derived from the Greek word
pauein, παύειν (to stop (transitively or intransitively); restrain, quit, desist, come to an end)
derived from the Greek word
pauseinUsage
Word found in Modern English