English

intrapause

From intra- + pause.

Proto-Indo-European *h₁én ‘in’

Proto-Indo-European *h₁énteros ‘inside, within’

Latin *interus

Latin intrā ‘within’

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

adj Within / during a pause

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

Etymograph / intrapause