Where does “suspenso” come from?

suspenso (Spanish) 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.

suspenso (Spanish): failed; suspense; cliffhanger

Definitions

  1. failed; suspense; cliffhanger

Ancestry of “suspenso”, step by step

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

Words derived from “suspenso”

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