English → Latin
“scrutiny” in Latin
probātiōtest, trial, inspection, examination; approbation, approval, assent; proof, demonstrationexāmenswarm of bees; crowd; tongue of a balance; a consideration, an examiningexplōrātiōan examination, exploration; spyingtentātiōtemptation; trial, proofsistōto cause to stand; to set; to place; to stop, to halt; to place oneself; to standmittōto send, dispatch, cause to go, let go, release, discharge; to put out, extend, reach out (one's hand); to announce, teltentōto handle, touch; to try, test, temptspectōto watch, observe, look at, consider; to examine, try, test; to aim, strive, or endeavour afterexplōrōto investigate, search out, seek, discover, examine, explore; to spy out, reconnoitre; to test, try, put to the proof
The English word scrutiny itself goes back to Latin scrūta, through scrūtinium.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
scrutiny
probatio: examen: exploratio: tentatio. To subject to a scrutiny, sistere, mittere, aliquem spectandum, tentandum: to conduct a scrutiny, spectare, explorare, examinare aliquid
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for scrutiny?
- The usual Latin words for “scrutiny” are probātiō, exāmen, explōrātiō; also tentātiō, sistō, mittō. 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.