Where does “suspensiveness” come from?
suspensiveness (English) comes from English suspensive, from Latin suspēnsīvus, 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.
suspensiveness (English): The state or condition of being suspensive
Definitions
- The state or condition of being suspensive
Ancestry of “suspensiveness”, step by step
suspensiveness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English suspensive
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | suspensive | That suspends; Characterized by suspense;... |
| 2 | Latin | suspēnsīvus | suspensive |
| 3 | Latin | suspendo | I hang up or suspend |
| 4 | Latin | pendēre | — |
| 5 | Latin | pendō | to weigh, weigh out |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | pendō | hang, put in a hanging position |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)péndeti | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pend- | to stretch |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |