averiguar
/abeɾiˈɡwaɾ/ · A2 · verb
to find out, figure out, work out, determine
🔍 a + veri (as in verify) + guar: to make it verified = find out
From Late Latin adverificare: ad (to) + verus (true) + facere (make). Literally to make something true or verified. Same root as verify, verdict and Spanish verdad, so averiguar is checking until you know the truth.