myEtymology.com: Latin etymology of pausare

Etymology of the Latin word pausare

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

French poser, Italian posare, Italian pausare, Portuguese pausar, Portuguese pousar, Portuguese poisar, Spanish posar

Word found in Late Latin