Where does “Veglia” come from?
Veglia (English) comes from Italian vegliare, from Old Occitan velhar, from Latin vigilare, from Latin vigilo, from Latin vigil, from Proto-Indo-European weǵ- — lively, awake; strong.
Veglia (English): Krk, a Croatian island in the Adriatic Sea
Definitions
- Krk, a Croatian island in the Adriatic Sea
Ancestry of “Veglia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | vegliare | to watch over; to stay up; to keep a vigil |
| 2 | Old Occitan | velhar | — |
| 3 | Latin | vigilare | present active infinitive of vigilō;... |
| 4 | Latin | vigilo | I watch through, spend in watching, do or make... |
| 5 | Latin | vigil | awake, watching, alert; watchman, guard,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | weǵ- | lively, awake; strong |