Where does “unsuspiciousness” come from?
unsuspiciousness (English) comes from English unsuspicious, from English suspicious, from Old French sospecious, from Latin suspiciosus, from Latin suspiciō, from Latin suspicere, from Latin specere, from Latin specio — to see, to look, to observe.
unsuspiciousness (English): The quality of being unsuspicious ; lack of...
Definitions
- The quality of being unsuspicious ; lack of...
Ancestry of “unsuspiciousness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | unsuspicious | Not suspicious; not suspecting, unaware; Not... |
| 2 | English | suspicious | Arousing suspicion; Distrustful or tending to... |
| 3 | Old French | sospecious | — |
| 4 | Latin | suspiciosus | suspicious |
| 5 | Latin | suspiciō | — |
| 6 | Latin | suspicere | second-person singular present active subjunctive... |
| 7 | Latin | specere | present active infinitive of speciō;... |
| 8 | Latin | specio | I observe, watch, look at |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | spekjō | to observe, to see |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | spéḱyeti | to be looking at, to keep looking at |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | speḱ- | to see, to look, to observe |