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English word suss out comes from Latin sus-, Latin specio (I observe, watch, look at.), English suspicion

sus- (Latin)

specio (Latin)

I observe, watch, look at.

suspicion (English)

(nonstandard, dialect) To suspect; to have suspicions. The act of suspecting something or someone, especially of something wrong.. A trace, or slight indication.. The condition of being suspected.. The imagining of something without evidence.. Uncertainty, doubt.

suspicio (Latin)

I admire. I look askance. I look up at or to. I suspect or mistrust.

suspectus (Latin)

High regard, esteem, respect. The act of looking up or upwards.

suspect (Old French)

suspect (English)

(nonstandard) Viewing with suspicion; suspecting.. Viewed with suspicion; suspected. (intransitive) To have suspicion.. (transitive) To believe (someone) to be guilty.. (transitive) To distrust or have doubts about (something or someone).. (transitive) To imagine or suppose (something) to be true, or to exist, without proof.. (transitive, obsolete) To look up to; to respect. A person who is [...]

suss out (English)

(slang, transitive) To come to understand (a person).. (slang, transitive) To manage to work (something) out, to determine (something).

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