English
indagation
Indagation comes from Latin indāgātiō ‘investigation’, and goes back to indāgō.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEindāgō‘to investigate’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEindāgātiō‘investigation’
- Englishearliest quotation 1646indagation
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEindāgō‘to investigate’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEindāgātiō‘investigation’
- Englishearliest quotation 1646indagation
Earliest quotation: 1646, Thomas Browne, London: […] T[homas] H[arper] for Edward Dod: “Part hereof hath been discovered by himself, and some…”
Every English word from Latin indāgō
Today it means
noun Inquiry, investigation.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin indāgō / indagation