Etymology of the English word poised
the English word
poisedusing the English suffix
-edusing the English suffix
-edderived from the English word
poisederived from the Old French word
peserderived from the Latin root
*pesarederived from the Latin word
pensare (weigh; pay, punish for)
derived from the Latin word
pendere (hang, hang down; depend; weigh out; pay, pay out)
Usage
Word found in Modern English
