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Where does “suspectus” come from?

suspectus (Latin) comes from Latin suspiciō, from Latin suspicere, from Latin specere, from Latin specio, from Proto-Italic spekjō, from Proto-Indo-European spéḱyeti, from Proto-Indo-European speḱ- — to see, to look, to observe.

suspectus (Latin): mistrusted, suspected, having been suspected;...

Definitions

  1. mistrusted, suspected, having been suspected;...

Ancestry of “suspectus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsuspiciō—
2Latinsuspiceresecond-person singular present active subjunctive...
3Latinspecerepresent active infinitive of speciō;...
4LatinspecioI observe, watch, look at
5Proto-Italicspekjōto observe, to see
6Proto-Indo-Europeanspéḱyetito be looking at, to keep looking at
7Proto-Indo-Europeanspeḱ-to see, to look, to observe

Words derived from “suspectus”

  • suspect
  • unsuspect
  • nonsuspect
  • suspectness
  • suspectest
  • suspectable
  • suspecteth
  • suspector
  • suspectful
  • suspectless
  • suspectly
  • suspective
  • multisuspect
  • suspect
  • suspect
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