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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

  1. The state or condition of being suspensive

Ancestry of “suspensiveness”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsuspensiveThat suspends; Characterized by suspense;...
2Latinsuspēnsīvus—
3LatinsuspendoI hang up or suspend
4Latinpendēre—
5Latinpendō—
6Proto-Italicpendōhang, put in a hanging position
7Proto-Indo-European(s)péndeti—
8Proto-Indo-European(s)pend-to stretch
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