Where does “investigation” come from?
Investigation comes from Old French investigacion, from Latin investigatio (a searching into), derived from Latin investigo (to track or trace), formed with the prefix Latin in- and Latin in, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ne and h₁én.
investigation (English): The act of investigating; the process of...
Definitions
- The act of investigating; the process of...
Ancestry of “investigation”, step by step
investigation traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin investīgātiō
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | investīgātiō | inquiry, investigation |
| 2 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 3 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 4 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 5 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 6 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 7 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 8 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via Middle English investigacioun
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | investigacioun | — |