Where does “invigilator” come from?
invigilator (English) comes from English invigilate, 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.
invigilator (English): A person who supervises students during an...
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- A person who supervises students during an...
Ancestry of “invigilator”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | invigilate | To oversee a test or exam |
| 2 | Latin | invigilatus | having been watched over |
| 3 | Latin | invigilo | I stay awake, watch over |
| 4 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 5 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 6 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |