Etymology of the English word pause
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
pauseinDerivations in English
aeropause,
heliopause,
ionopause,
magnetopause,
mesopause,
plasmapause,
stratopause,
tropopause,
paused,
pausingCognates
Dutch
pauze, Dutch
pose, English
pose, French
pose, French
pause, German
pauschal, German
Pose, German
Pause, Italian
posa, Latin
pausa, Lithuanian
pauze, Lithuanian
poze, Norwegian
pause, Polish
pauza, Polish
poza, Russian
паyзa, Russian
пoзa, Swedish
paus, Swedish
poseUsage
Word found in Modern English
