Where does “inspect” come from?
Inspect comes from Latin inspectum, past participle of inspicere, from in- and specere, ultimately deriving from Proto-Indo-European roots meaning to look or see.
inspect (English): To examine critically or carefully; especially,...
Definitions
- To examine critically or carefully; especially,...
Ancestry of “inspect”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | inspectum | nominative neuter singular of īnspectus;... |
| 2 | Latin | inspicere | present active infinitive of īnspiciō;... |
Words derived from “inspect”