- To give the etymology of; to trace to the root or
primitive, as a word. - To search into the origin of words; to deduce words
from their simple roots.
- Investigation - Official investigation - The act of inquiring; a seeking for information by asking
questions; interrogation; a question or questioning. - Search for truth, information, or knoledge; examination
into facts or principles; research; invextigation; as, physical
inquiries.
- To reason like a philosopher; to search into the
reason and nature of things; to investigate phenomena, and assign
rational causes for their existence.