Where does “inspector” come from?
Inspector comes from Latin inspectōr, formed from the Latin verb inspicere, meaning to look at or examine, composed of the Latin preposition in and the Proto-Indo-European root speḱ-, meaning to see or observe.
inspector (English): A person employed to inspect something; A police...
Definitions
- A person employed to inspect something; A police...
Ancestry of “inspector”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | inspector | viewer, observer, onlooker; inspector, examiner;... |
| 2 | Latin | inspicio | I examine or inspect; I consider or contemplate;... |
| 3 | Latin | īn- | — |
| 4 | Latin | în | — |
| 5 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
Words derived from “inspector”