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Where does “pharmacovigilant” come from?

pharmacovigilant (English) comes from English vigilant, from French vigilant, from Latin vigilans, from Latin vigilāre, from Latin vigil, from Proto-Indo-European weǵ- — lively, awake; strong.

pharmacovigilant (English): Exhibiting pharmacovigilance

Definitions

  1. Exhibiting pharmacovigilance

Ancestry of “pharmacovigilant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishvigilantWatchful, especially for danger or disorder;...
2Frenchvigilantvigilant
3Latinvigilanswatching; vigilant, watchful, alert; vigilant,...
4Latinvigilāre—
5Latinvigilawake, watching, alert; watchman, guard,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵ-lively, awake; strong
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