Where does “inspection” come from?
Inspection comes from Old French inspeccion, from Latin inspectio (the action of looking at or examining), formed from Latin in- (in, into) plus speḱ- (to look or observe) with the Latin -tio suffix creating a noun of action.
inspection (English): The act of examining something, often closely; An...
Definitions
- The act of examining something, often closely; An...
Ancestry of “inspection”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | inspeccion | — |
| 2 | Latin | inspectiō | — |
| 3 | Latin | -tiō | — |
| 4 | Latin | dissertātiō | — |
| 5 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 6 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 7 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 8 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 9 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
Words derived from “inspection”