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Where does “suspendere” come from?

suspendere (Latin) comes from Latin pendēre, from Latin pendō, from Proto-Italic pendō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)péndeti, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pend- — to stretch.

suspendere (Latin): third-person plural perfect active indicative of...

Definitions

  1. third-person plural perfect active indicative of...

Ancestry of “suspendere”, step by step

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

Words derived from “suspendere”

  • suspensum
  • suspensorio
  • suspender
  • sospensorio
  • sospendibile
  • sospendere
  • risospendere
  • suspend
  • suspendre
  • suspender
  • suspendre
  • suspensorio
  • suspensorium
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pend- →