Where does “indagatrix” come from?
indagatrix (English) comes from Latin indago, from Latin indu, from Old Latin endo, from Proto-Indo-European h₁n̥dó, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.
indagatrix (English): A female investigator; a searcheress
Definitions
- A female investigator; a searcheress
Ancestry of “indagatrix”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | indago | I track, trace, hunt by tracking; I explore,... |
| 2 | Latin | indu | Archaic form of in; in, within |
| 3 | Old Latin | endo | in |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁n̥dó | into, inside |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |