investigar
/imbestiˈɡaɾ/ · A2 · verb
to investigate, to research
🔎 investigar = in + vestigio: to follow the vestiges, the tracks
From Latin investigare, built on vestigium (footprint, trace), the same root as English vestige and investigate. A near-perfect cognate: swap English -ate for Spanish -ar. Note that v is pronounced b, so it sounds like im-bes-ti-GAR.