Where does “suspensivo” come from?

suspensivo (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese suspenso, 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.

suspensivo (Portuguese): suspensive

Definitions

  1. suspensive

Ancestry of “suspensivo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesesuspensosuspended
2Latinsuspensussuspended; anxious; in suspense
3LatinsuspendoI hang up or suspend
4Latinpendēre—
5Latinpendōto weigh, weigh out
6Proto-Italicpendōhang, put in a hanging position
7Proto-Indo-European(s)péndeti—
8Proto-Indo-European(s)pend-to stretch
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pend- →