Etymology

inspection

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Today it means: The act of examining something, often closely. Full definition →

Old French inspeccion ← Latin īnspectiō
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  1. Latin · derived fromīnspectiō“examination, inspection”
  2. Old French · derived frominspeccion
  3. English todayinspection

From Middle French, from Old French inspeccion, from Latin īnspectiō (“examination, inspection”), from the verb īnspiciō (“to inspect”), from speciō (“to look at”). By surface analysis, inspect + -ion.

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