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pousada
Pousada comes from Old Galician-Portuguese pousar ‘to rest’, from Latin pausō ‘to halt’, and ultimately from Ancient Greek παύω ‘to make an end of, stop, abate’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEπαύωpaúō‘to make an end of, stop, abate’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEπαῦσιςpaûsis‘stopping, ceasing’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpausa‘a pause, halt, stop, cessation, end’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEpausōas pausāre‘to halt’
- Old Galician-Portuguesec. 1100–1500pousar‘to rest’
- Old Galician-Portuguese, derivedc. 1100–1500pousada
- Portuguesec. 1500–presentsame form
- Englishearliest quotation 2007same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEπαύωpaúō‘to make an end of, stop, abate’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEπαῦσιςpaûsis‘stopping, ceasing’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpausa‘a pause, halt, stop, cessation, end’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEpausōas pausāre‘to halt’
- Old Galician-Portuguesec. 1100–1500pousar‘to rest’
- Old Galician-Portuguese, derivedc. 1100–1500pousada
- Portuguesec. 1500–presentsame form
- Englishearliest quotation 2007same form
Earliest quotation: 2007, Letters to the Editor: “This pousada has several rooms that are a short…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *peh₂w- ‘few, little’
few, poor, fewer, puppy, pupil, puppet, pediatrics, pave, filly, pedagogy, paucity, pupa, orthopedics, puerile, 27 more
through Ancient Greek παύω ‘to make an end of, stop, abate’
through Ancient Greek παῦσις ‘stopping, ceasing’
through Latin pausa ‘a pause, halt, stop, cessation, end’
pose, pause, menopausal, 6 more
through Latin pausō ‘to halt’
Today it means
noun a Portuguese inn
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek παύω / pousada