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Where does “superinspect” come from?

superinspect (English) comes from English inspect, from Latin inspectum, from Latin inspicere — present active infinitive of īnspiciō;...

superinspect (English): To oversee; to superintend by inspection

Definitions

  1. To oversee; to superintend by inspection

Ancestry of “superinspect”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishinspectTo examine critically or carefully; especially,...
2Latininspectumnominative neuter singular of īnspectus;...
3Latininspicerepresent active infinitive of īnspiciō;...
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