English → Latin
“suspicion” in Latin
suspiciōto look up at or to; to admire, respect, regard, esteem, honor; to look askancecommoveōto move something in violent motion, move; shake, stir, shift, agitate; to remove something from somewhere, carry away, excitōto call forth: to rouse, awaken, summon; to bring forth: to raise, build; to bring out: to encourage, revive, excite, stpraebeōto proffer, offer; to provide, grant, furnish, supply, service; to show, displayafferōto carry forth; to bring forth; conduct; to bring, bear, convey or carry information, report, announce, inform, publish,superusabove, upper, higher
The English word suspicion itself goes back to Latin speciō, through suspicio.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
suspicion
suspicio. To excite suspicion, suspicionem movere, commovere, excitare, facere, praebere, dare, or afferre: to entertain suspicion of anybody, de aliquo suspicionem habere; of anything, suspicari de, or super, aliqua re: I have a suspicion that, venit mihi in suspicionem (with an accusative and infinitive): to regard anybody with suspicion, aliquem suspectum habere: to fall under suspicion, in suspicionem cadere, venire, or vocari; suspicio cadit in me, or pertinet ad me: to bring under suspicion, aliquem in suspicionem vocare or adducere; suspicionem in aliquem conferre: to free one’s self from suspicion, suspicione se exsolvere; injectas suspiciones diluere: to avoid suspicion, suspicionem alicujus rei vitare: a suspicion attaches to or falls upon anybody, suspicio pertinet ad aliquem; convenit in aliquem (from its being natural that he should have done it; Cic., Rosc., Am., 23).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for suspicion?
- The usual Latin words for “suspicion” are suspiciō, commoveō, excitō; also praebeō, afferō, superus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.