Etymology of the English word suss
the English word
sussderived from the English word
suspectderived 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 suss in English dates from the 20th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
