Where does “suspensory” come from?
Suspensory is formed from English suspense with the English suffix -y, which derives from Middle English -y, from Middle French -ie, from Latin -ia, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European -kos.
suspensory (English): Held in suspension; Holding in suspension;...
Definitions
- Held in suspension; Holding in suspension;...
Ancestry of “suspensory”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | suspense | The condition of being suspended; cessation for a... |
| 2 | Middle English | suspense | — |
| 3 | Old French | suspens | postponement; suspension |
| 4 | Latin | suspensus | suspended; anxious; in suspense |
| 5 | Latin | suspendo | I hang up or suspend |
| 6 | Latin | pendēre | — |
| 7 | Latin | pendō | to weigh, weigh out |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | pendō | hang, put in a hanging position |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)péndeti | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pend- | to stretch |