myEtymology.com: French etymology of poser

1. Etymology of the French word poser

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

English pose, Romanian poza, Spanish posar

Italian posare, Spanish posar

Word found in Old French

derived from the French word poser

derived from the French word substantivé

Word found in Old French