Etymograph

English

suspicious

Suspicious comes from Latin suspiciō.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEsuspiciō
  2. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEsuspiciosus
  3. Old Frenchc. 842–1400sospecious
  4. Englishearliest quotation c. 1587–1588suspicious

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Earlier history not traced here.

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEsuspiciō
  2. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEsuspiciosus
  3. Old Frenchc. 842–1400sospecious
  4. Englishearliest quotation c. 1587–1588suspicious

Earliest quotation: c. 1587–1588, Christopher Marlowe, Tamburlaine the Great. […] The First Part […]: “Betraide by fortune and ſuſpitious loue, Threatned with frowning…”

Linked words

through Latin suspiciō

suspect, 4 more

Today it means

adj Arousing suspicion.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Latin suspiciō / suspicious

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