Etymology of the English word tropopause
the English word
tropopauseusing the English prefix
tropo-derived from the Greek word
tropos, τρόπος (a turn; mode or style (especially with preposition or relative prefix as adverb, like); figuratively, deportment or character)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*trep-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
