English

interpause

From inter- + pause.

Proto-Indo-European *h₁én ‘in’

Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér ‘between’

Proto-Italic *n̥ter ‘between’

Latin inter ‘between’

Ancient Greek παύω ‘stop’

Ancient Greek παῦσις ‘stopping, ceasing’

Latin pausa ‘a pause, halt, stop, cessation, end’

Middle French pause

English pause

Today it means

noun An intermission

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

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