Where does “unsuspenseful” come from?
unsuspenseful (English) comes from English suspenseful, from English suspense, from Middle English suspense, from Old French suspens, from Latin suspensus, from Latin suspendo, from Latin pendēre, from Latin pendō — to stretch.
unsuspenseful (English): Lacking excitement; anticlimactic; not...
Definitions
- Lacking excitement; anticlimactic; not...
Ancestry of “unsuspenseful”, step by step
unsuspenseful traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English suspenseful
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | suspenseful | Inducing suspense |
| 2 | English | suspense | The condition of being suspended; cessation for a... |
| 3 | Middle English | suspense | — |
| 4 | Old French | suspens | postponement; suspension |
| 5 | Latin | suspensus | suspended; anxious; in suspense |
| 6 | Latin | suspendo | I hang up or suspend |
| 7 | Latin | pendēre | — |
| 8 | Latin | pendō | to weigh, weigh out |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | pendō | hang, put in a hanging position |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)péndeti | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pend- | to stretch |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |