myEtymology.com: Latin etymology of suspendere

Etymology of the Latin word suspendere

the Latin word suspendere (hang up, suspend)

using the Latin prefix sub-

derived from the Late Latin word sub (under)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *upo

derived from the Latin word pendere (hang, hang down; depend; weigh out; pay, pay out)

French suspendre, French soupente, Italian sospendere, Portuguese suspender, Spanish suspender