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Where does “vestigo” come from?

vestigo (Latin) comes from Latin ve-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe.

vestigo (Latin): I follow a track, search; I investigate

Definitions

  1. I follow a track, search; I investigate

Ancestry of “vestigo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinve-too much, too little
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewaway from, off; again
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰe—

Words derived from “vestigo”

  • investigation
  • investigate
  • investigating
  • investigator
  • investigative
  • investigational
  • reinvestigation
  • reinvestigate
  • vestigate
  • coinvestigator
  • investigatively
  • investigationally
  • noninvestigative
  • noninvestigational
  • coinvestigation
  • counterinvestigation
  • investigatable
  • investigability
  • reinvestigator
  • pervestigate
  • investigatest
  • coinvestigate
  • investigate
  • pervestigaturus
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