English → Latin
“investigation” in Latin
indāgātiōtracking; investigationinvestīgātiōinquiry, investigation; research, searchspectātiōsight, spectacle; examination, inspection; respect, regard, considerationcognitiōlearning, study (acquisition of knowledge); knowledge, cognition, cognizance; investigation, judicial examination, inqui
The English word investigation itself goes back to Latin vestīgō, through investigatio.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
investigation
indagatio: investigatio (the tracing out): spectatio: cognitio (the examination, trial, etc.). The investigation of truth, investigatio veri: veri inquisitio atque investigatio (where inquisitio means the examination, in each case, of what is true; investigatio, the pursuing the often obscure traces of truth, Cic., Off., 1, 4, 13): cognitio veri (the sifting of the truth). To give one’s self entirely up to the investigation of anything, totum se in aliqua re exquirenda collocare.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for investigation?
- The usual Latin words for “investigation” are indāgātiō, investīgātiō, spectātiō; also cognitiō. 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.