Suspension
/səˈspɛn.ʃən/noun
The act of hanging something up, temporarily stopping something, or a state of being suspended.
Did you know?Suspension comes from Latin *suspensio*, from *suspendere* meaning “to hang up” — and that same root family also gave English *pendant* and *pendulum*, words built around the eerie physics of hanging.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*spend-
“to hang, weigh, or make an offering”
Latin
Latin
suspendere
“to hang up, suspend; to keep in uncertainty”
Latin
Latin
suspensio
“a hanging up; suspension”
Old French
Old French
suspension
“a suspension; a temporary stopping or delay”
Middle English
English
suspensioun
“the act of suspending or delaying”
Modern English
English
suspension
“the act or state of being suspended; a temporary stoppage”