moratorium

English

/ˌmɒ.ɹəˈtɔː.ɹɪəm/, /ˌmɔ.ɹəˈtɔ.ɹi.əm/

noun
Definitions
  • (legal) An authorization to a debtor, permitting temporary suspension of payments.
  • A suspension of an ongoing activity.

Etymology

Derived from Latin morātōrium, moror (I delay) derived from Proto-Indo-European *mere (delay, hinder), *(s)mer- (remember, allot, assign, be mindful, care for, think, fall into thinking, take careful thought of).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*(s)mer-

Gloss

remember, allot, assign, be mindful, care for, think, fall into thinking, take careful thought of

Concept
Semantic Field

Cognition

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

思, 考

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