myEtymology.com: English etymology of transpose

Etymology of the English word transpose

the English word transpose

derived from the Old French word transposer

derived from the Old French word poser

derived from the Late Latin word pausare (pause; halt; cease)

derived 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 pausein

derived from the Latin word transponere

derived from the Latin word ponere (esteem, value, count; lay; found; put, lay down; put, place, set; specify, put down; cite)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *apo-

using the Latin prefix trans-

derived from the Latin word trans (beyond, across)

using the French prefix trans-

The earliest known usage of transpose in English dates from the 14th century.

Word found in Modern English