Where does “vigilar” come from?

vigilar (Catalan) comes from Latin vigilāre, from Latin vigil, from Proto-Indo-European weǵ- — lively, awake; strong.

vigilar (Catalan): to monitor, watch over, patrol, pay attention

Definitions

  1. to monitor, watch over, patrol, pay attention

Ancestry of “vigilar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvigilāre—
2Latinvigilawake, watching, alert; watchman, guard,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵ-lively, awake; strong
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵ- →Every word from Latin vigil →Every word from Latin vigilāre →