{"id":2245,"date":"2022-10-08T14:33:35","date_gmt":"2022-10-08T14:33:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=2245"},"modified":"2022-10-09T14:12:50","modified_gmt":"2022-10-09T14:12:50","slug":"adventures-in-etymology-investigate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=2245","title":{"rendered":"Adventures in Etymology &#8211; Investigate"},"content":{"rendered":"<div itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/AudioObject\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Adventures in Etymology &amp;#8211; Investigate\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2022-10-08T14:33:35+00:00\" \/><meta itemprop=\"encodingFormat\" content=\"audio\/mpeg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"\n\nToday we are looking into, examining, scrutinizing and underseeking the origins of the word investigate.\n\nInvestigate [\u026an\u02c8ves.t\u026a.\u0261e\u026at\/\u026an\u02c8ves.t\u0259.\u0261e\u026at] means:\n\n \tto inquire into or study in order to ascertain facts or information.\n \tto examine, look ...\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/investigate.mp3\" \/><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_1811\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2245-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/investigate.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/investigate.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/investigate.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/investigate.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?powerpress_pinw=2245-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/investigate.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"investigate.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/daddys_photos\/5229257539\/in\/photolist-8Y6j5K-pzib8T-TDJtyi-Y9BsS4-nVnNbv-bvJ4QW-iWFhPj-iWBiar-8p8hDf-4ZxfAs-ph2Hhf-bzoUdq-e2dnwY-bZT5pL-5XC9dm-pkcL3x-8UA1LR-qdvwAA-2j5vhUV-2isPaWS-Rmte4S-e5j4Ko-7FUY2x-7DA1mR-3m3BpE-3m3Mgd-7H3XdE-py8jRJ-8ymPHn-28gdLgx-3m3Pbj-8ymQi4-Eckcp-DSre-8ymPBH-bTJMeH-8ymQxr-7GZ2kv-3m3KoU-23XuVC-foo52F-4ZuccB-JXGQ-bEQ4mU-btMigy-nWE7zT-7fvQq9-24RP8WY-7H3Rno-CVTsMR\" title=\"Sherlock\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/5210\/5229257539_8148fd4231_z.jpg\" alt=\"Sherlock\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\"><\/a><script async=\"\" src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Today we are looking into, examining, scrutinizing and underseeking the origins of the word <strong>investigate<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Investigate<\/strong> [\u026an\u02c8ves.t\u026a.\u0261e\u026at\/\u026an\u02c8ves.t\u0259.\u0261e\u026at] means:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>to inquire into or study in order to ascertain facts or information.<\/li>\n<li>to examine, look into, or scrutinize in order to discover something hidden or secret.<\/li>\n<li>to conduct an inquiry or examination.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It comes from <strong>investigation<\/strong>, from the Latin <em>invest\u012bg\u0101ti\u014d<\/em> (a searching into), from <em>invest\u012bg\u0101tus<\/em> (investigated), from  <em>invest\u012bg\u014d<\/em> (I track, trace out, search after, discover), from <em>in-<\/em> (in, within, inside) and <em>vest\u012bg\u014d<\/em> (I follow a track, search, investigate), possibly from the PIE root <em>*steyg\u02b0-<\/em> (to walk) [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/investigate\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p>Related words in English include <strong>vestige<\/strong> (a mark left on the earth by a foot; a faint mark or visible sign left by something which is lost, or has perished, or is no longer present), <strong>vestigial<\/strong>, and the old word <strong>pervestigate<\/strong> (to investigate thoroughly) [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/vestigo#Latin\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p>A synonym for <strong>investigate<\/strong> is <strong>underseek<\/strong> (to examine, explore, investigate, spend too little time or effort in seeking). It comes from the Middle English <em>underseken<\/em>, from the Old English <em>unders\u0113can<\/em> [\u02ccun.der\u02c8se\u02d0.t\u0361\u0283\u0251n] (to investigate, examine), from <em>under<\/em> (beneath), and <em>s\u0113\u010ban<\/em> (to look for, seek, visit, attack) [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/underseek#English\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p>Related words in other languages include <strong>onderzoeken<\/strong> (to investigate, research) in Dutch, <strong>untersuchen<\/strong> (to examine, investigate) in German, and <strong>unders\u00f8ge<\/strong> (to examine, test, investigate) in Danish [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/untersuchen#German\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/thKWUhj0WJI\">video<\/a> I made of this information:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/thKWUhj0WJI\" title=\"YouTube video player\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; 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Investigate\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2022-10-08T14:33:35+00:00\" \/><meta itemprop=\"encodingFormat\" content=\"audio\/mpeg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"\n\nToday we are looking into, examining, scrutinizing and underseeking the origins of the word investigate.\n\nInvestigate [\u026an\u02c8ves.t\u026a.\u0261e\u026at\/\u026an\u02c8ves.t\u0259.\u0261e\u026at] means:\n\n \tto inquire into or study in order to ascertain facts or information.\n \tto examine, look ...\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/investigate.mp3\" \/><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_1812\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2245-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/investigate.mp3?_=2\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/investigate.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/investigate.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/investigate.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?powerpress_pinw=2245-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/investigate.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"investigate.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p>Today we are looking into, examining, scrutinizing and underseeking the origins of the word investigate. Investigate [\u026an\u02c8ves.t\u026a.\u0261e\u026at\/\u026an\u02c8ves.t\u0259.\u0261e\u026at] means: to inquire into or study in order to ascertain facts or information. to examine, look into, or scrutinize in order to discover something hidden or secret. to conduct an inquiry or examination. 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