Etymology of the English word suspicion
the English word
suspicionderived from the Old French word
sospeconderived from the Latin word
suspicio (suspicion; mistrust)
derived from the Latin word
suspicere (look up to; admire)
derived from the Late Latin word
sub (under)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*upoderived from the Latin word
specere (to look at; look at, see)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*spek-Date
The earliest known usage of suspicion in English dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in English
sus,
suspicionalUsage
Word found in Modern English
