'examinee' originates from the English verb 'examine' plus the French-derived suffix '-ee' (from French '-é'), where 'examine' ultimately comes from Latin 'examinare' / 'examen' meaning 'a weighing, test or examination'.

'examinee' was formed in modern English by attaching the agent/patient-forming suffix '-ee' (borrowed from French) to 'examine' (from Middle English/Old French forms of Latin 'examinare'/'examen'), producing 'examinee' to mean 'one who is examined'.

Initially the root 'examen' in Latin referred to 'the tongue of a balance, a weight, or result used for judgment'; over time 'examine' developed the narrower sense 'to test or inspect', and 'examinee' came to mean 'a person who is tested or inspected' in modern usage.