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
- To oversee a test or exam
Ancestry of “invigilate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | invigilatus | having been watched over |
| 2 | Latin | invigilo | I stay awake, watch over |
| 3 | Latin | īn- | — |
| 4 | Latin | în | — |
| 5 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
Words derived from “invigilate”