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Where does “investigational” come from?

Investigational derives from English investigation, which comes from Latin investigatio and its verb investigō, built from Latin in- and in meaning "into," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ne meaning "not."

investigational (English): Of, or relating to investigating, or to an...

Definitions

  1. Of, or relating to investigating, or to an...

Ancestry of “investigational”, step by step

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

Words derived from “investigational”

  • investigationally
  • noninvestigational
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