What Is the Root Word for Pose?

pose (v. 1) late 14c., posen, “suggest (something is so), suppose, assume; grant, concede,” from Old French poser “put, place, propose,” a term in debating, from Late Latin pausare “to halt, rest, cease, pause” (source also of Italian posare, Spanish posar; see pause (v.)).

What does the prefix POS mean?

-pos-, root. -pos- comes from Latin, where it has the meaning “put; place.

What words start with POS?

10-letter words that start with pos

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