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Where does “investigability” come from?

investigability (English) comes from English investigate, from English investigation, from Latin investīgātiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

investigability (English): The state or condition of being capable of being...

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  1. The state or condition of being capable of being...

Ancestry of “investigability”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishinvestigateTo inquire into or study in order to ascertain...
2EnglishinvestigationThe act of investigating; the process of...
3Latininvestīgātiō—
4Latin-tiō—
5Latindissertātiō—
6Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
7Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
8Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
9Latincalceusshoe
10Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
11Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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