Etymograph

English

suspensive

Suspensive comes from Latin suspēnsīvus.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEsuspēnsīvus
  2. Englishtodaysuspensive

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

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  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEsuspēnsīvus
  2. Englishtodaysuspensive

Equivalent to suspense + -ive

Latin suspēnsus ‘suspended’

Anglo-Norman suspens

Middle English suspense

English suspense

first attested First attested in 1557 (as stated in the etymology)

The story

First attested in 1557.

Every English word from Latin suspēnsīvus

Today it means

adj That suspends, temporarily stops.

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Etymograph / Latin suspēnsīvus / suspensive

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