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Where does “avigljitor” come from?

avigljitor (Aromanian) comes from Aromanian aveglju, from Vulgar Latin viglo, from Latin vigilō, from Latin vigil, from Proto-Indo-European weǵ- — lively, awake; strong.

avigljitor (Aromanian): watchman, guardian

Definitions

  1. watchman, guardian

Ancestry of “avigljitor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1AromanianavegljuI guard, watch, watch over, watch out for, keep...
2Vulgar Latinviglo—
3Latinvigilō—
4Latinvigilawake, watching, alert; watchman, guard,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵ-lively, awake; strong
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