Where does “suspense” come from?
suspense (Spanish) comes from French suspense, from English suspense, from Middle English suspense, from Old French suspens, from Latin suspensus, from Latin suspendo, from Latin pendēre, from Latin pendō — to stretch.
suspense (Spanish): suspense; thriller
Definitions
- suspense; thriller
Ancestry of “suspense”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | suspense | suspense state of being suspended |
| 2 | English | suspense | The condition of being suspended; cessation for a... |
| 3 | Middle English | suspense | — |
| 4 | Old French | suspens | postponement; suspension |
| 5 | Latin | suspensus | suspended; anxious; in suspense |
| 6 | Latin | suspendo | I hang up or suspend |
| 7 | Latin | pendēre | — |
| 8 | Latin | pendō | to weigh, weigh out |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | pendō | hang, put in a hanging position |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)péndeti | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pend- | to stretch |