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Where does “sospecha” come from?

sospecha (Spanish) comes from Spanish sospechar, from Latin suspecto, from Latin suspectus, from Latin suspiciō, from Latin suspicere, from Latin specere, from Latin specio, from Proto-Italic spekjō — to see, to look, to observe.

sospecha (Spanish): suspicion

Definitions

  1. suspicion

Ancestry of “sospecha”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishsospecharto suspect; to be on to
2LatinsuspectoI suspect, mistrust, am suspicious of; dative...
3Latinsuspectusmistrusted, suspected, having been suspected;...
4Latinsuspiciō—
5Latinsuspiceresecond-person singular present active subjunctive...
6Latinspecerepresent active infinitive of speciō;...
7LatinspecioI observe, watch, look at
8Proto-Italicspekjōto observe, to see
9Proto-Indo-Europeanspéḱyetito be looking at, to keep looking at
10Proto-Indo-Europeanspeḱ-to see, to look, to observe

Words derived from “sospecha”

  • suspetsa
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