Where does “suspens” come from?
suspens (Old French) comes from Latin suspensus, 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.
suspens (Old French): postponement; suspension
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