Etymology of the English word suspense
the English word suspense
derived from the Medieval Latin word suspensum
derived from the Latin word suspendere (hang up, suspend)
using the Latin prefix sub-
derived from the Latin word pendere (hang, hang down; depend; weigh out; pay, pay out)
derived from the Old French word suspens
derived from the Latin word suspensus (in a state of anxious uncertainty or suspense, light)
derived from the Latin word suspendere (hang up, suspend)
using the Latin prefix sub-
derived from the Latin word pendere (hang, hang down; depend; weigh out; pay, pay out)