Etymology

investigation

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Today it means: The act of investigating; the process of inquiring into or following up; research, especially patient or thorough inquiry or examination Full definition →

Middle English investigacioun ← Old French investigacion ← Latin investigatio
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  1. Latin · derived frominvestigatio
  2. Old French · derived frominvestigacion
  3. Middle English · inherited frominvestigacioun
  4. English todayinvestigation

From Middle English investigacioun, from Old French investigacion, from Latin investigatio. Morphologically investigate + -ion.

Words from the same roots

Latininvestigatio all →

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