Where does “suspendre” come from?

suspendre (Catalan) comes from Latin suspendo, from Latin pendēre, from Latin pendō, from Proto-Italic pendō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)péndeti, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pend- — to stretch.

suspendre (Catalan): to suspend, to hang; to suspend, to hold off,...

Definitions

  1. to suspend, to hang; to suspend, to hold off,...

Ancestry of “suspendre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinsuspendoI hang up or suspend
2Latinpendēre—
3Latinpendōto weigh, weigh out
4Proto-Italicpendōhang, put in a hanging position
5Proto-Indo-European(s)péndeti—
6Proto-Indo-European(s)pend-to stretch
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pend- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)péndeti →Every word from Proto-Italic pendō →