Where does “noninvestigatory” come from?
noninvestigatory (English) comes from English investigatory, from English investigate, from English investigation, from Latin investīgātiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
noninvestigatory (English): Not investigatory
Definitions
- Not investigatory
Ancestry of “noninvestigatory”, step by step
noninvestigatory traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English investigatory
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | investigatory | Aimed at investigating; investigative |
| 2 | English | investigate | To inquire into or study in order to ascertain... |
| 3 | English | investigation | The act of investigating; the process of... |
| 4 | Latin | investīgātiō | inquiry, investigation |
| 5 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 6 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 7 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 8 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 9 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 10 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 11 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |