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Where does “invigilate” come from?

invigilate (English) comes from Latin invigilatus, from Latin invigilo, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

invigilate (English): To oversee a test or exam

Definitions

  1. To oversee a test or exam

Ancestry of “invigilate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latininvigilatushaving been watched over
2LatininvigiloI stay awake, watch over
3Latinīn-—
4Latinîn—
5Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
6Proto-Italicenin
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “invigilate”

  • invigilator
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →