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
- perplexed, bewildered
Ancestry of “suspens”, step by step
suspens traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin suspensus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | suspensus | suspended; anxious; in suspense |
| 2 | Latin | suspendo | I hang up or suspend |
| 3 | Latin | pendēre | — |
| 4 | Latin | pendō | to weigh, weigh out |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | pendō | hang, put in a hanging position |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)péndeti | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pend- | to stretch |
via Latin suspendis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | suspendis | — |