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Where does “suspendo” come from?

suspendo (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.

suspendo (Latin): I hang up or suspend

Definitions

  1. I hang up or suspend

Ancestry of “suspendo”, 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 “suspendo”

  • suspend
  • suspender
  • resuspend
  • suspendable
  • suspendered
  • suspendeth
  • unsuspend
  • suspendest
  • suspendee
  • suspensum
  • suspendere
  • suspenso
  • suspensurus
  • suspendendus
  • suspendens
  • suspensus
  • suspender
  • suspense
  • suspensorio
  • sospensorio
  • sospendibile
  • sospendere
  • risospendere
  • suspendre
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