Synonyms & related words for investigatory

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Words related to investigatory

Explore words related to investigatory — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include investigative, investigations, indagator, indagate, investigators, investigate, coinvestigator, inquiry. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does investigatory come from?

The word investigatory breaks down into 3 roots of Latin origin: in-, from Latin in (“into, in”); vestig, from Latin vestigium (“footprint, track”); and -atory, from Latin atorius (“relating to, tending to”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.