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Where does “soupçonnable” come from?

soupçonnable (French) comes from French soupçonner, from French soupçon, from Old French sospeçon, from Latin suspectiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

soupçonnable (French): suspicious

Definitions

  1. suspicious

Ancestry of “soupçonnable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchsoupçonnerto suspect
2Frenchsoupçonsuspicion; mistrust; a hint, a tad, a little bit
3Old Frenchsospeçonsuspicion
4Latinsuspectiō—
5Latin-tiō—
6Latindissertātiō—
7Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
8Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
9Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
10Latincalceusshoe
11Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
12Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “soupçonnable”

  • insoupçonnable
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