Where does “suspens” come from?

suspens (Catalan) comes from Latin suspensus, 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.

suspens (Catalan): perplexed, bewildered

Definitions

  1. perplexed, bewildered

Ancestry of “suspens”, step by step

suspens traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin suspensus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsuspensussuspended; anxious; in suspense
2LatinsuspendoI hang up or suspend
3Latinpendēre
4Latinpendōto weigh, weigh out
5Proto-Italicpendōhang, put in a hanging position
6Proto-Indo-European(s)péndeti
7Proto-Indo-European(s)pend-to stretch

via Latin suspendis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsuspendis
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pend-