English → Latin
“inspection” in Latin
cūracare, concern, thought; pains, industry, diligence, exertion; anxiety, grief, sorrowcustōdiaprotection, safekeeping; custody, guardianship; prisoneraerāriuscopper, bronzeviaroad, street, path; highway; way, method, manner, mode
The English word inspection itself goes back to Latin īnspiciō, through īnspectiō.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
inspection
cura (the general management of anything; aerarii, publicorum operum, viarum): custodia (the duty of keeping anything; the charge of it). (The words are found in this connection and order.) cura custodiaque. Anybody receives the inspection of the treasury, cura aerarii transit in aliquem.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for inspection?
- The usual Latin words for “inspection” are cūra, custōdia, aerārius; also via. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.