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Where does “sospendere” come from?

sospendere (Italian) comes 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.

sospendere (Italian): to hang; to suspend; to interrupt

Definitions

  1. to hang; to suspend; to interrupt

Ancestry of “sospendere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinsuspendoI hang up or suspend
2Latinpendēre—
3Latinpendō—
4Proto-Italicpendōhang, put in a hanging position
5Proto-Indo-European(s)péndeti—
6Proto-Indo-European(s)pend-to stretch

Words derived from “sospendere”

  • sospendibile
  • risospendere
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