myEtymology.com: French etymology of pause

Etymology of the French word pause

the Old French word pause

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

English pause

Dutch pauze, Dutch pose, English pause, English pose, French pose, 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 pose

Word found in Old French