English word suspension comes from Latin pendere, Latin sub- (Sub-.), Latin pendo
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| pendere | Latin (lat) | |
| sub- | Latin (lat) | Sub-. |
| pendo | Latin (lat) | (figuratively) I consider, ponder.. I pay.. I suspend, hang.. I weigh, weigh out. |
| suspendo | Latin (lat) | I hang up or suspend. |
| suspensionem | Latin (lat) | |
| suspensiō | Late Latin (LL) | |
| suspension | English (eng) | (Scots, _, law) A stay or postponement of the execution of a sentence, usually by letters of suspension granted on application to the Lord Ordinary.. (education) The process of barring a student from school grounds as a form of punishment (particularly out-of-school suspension).. (music) The act of or discord produced by prolonging one or more tones of a chord into the chord which follows, [...] |