Where does “suspens” come from?

suspens (Romanian) comes from French suspens, 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 (Romanian): suspended

Definitions

  1. suspended

Ancestry of “suspens”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchsuspensunresolved, outstanding; suspended
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-
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