Where does “surveillable” come from?
surveillable (English) comes from English surveil, from English surveillance, from French surveillance, from French surveiller, from Old French surveillier, from Old French veillier, from Vulgar Latin viglare, from Latin vigilō — lively, awake; strong.
surveillable (English): Than can be surveilled
Definitions
- Than can be surveilled
Ancestry of “surveillable”, step by step
surveillable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English surveil
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | surveil | To keep someone or something under surveillance |
| 2 | English | surveillance | Close observation of an individual or group;... |
| 3 | French | surveillance | surveillance; supervision |
| 4 | French | surveiller | to monitor, to survey, to watch |
| 5 | Old French | surveillier | to keep watch over |
| 6 | Old French | veillier | to be awake |
| 7 | Vulgar Latin | viglare | — |
| 8 | Latin | vigilō | to watch through, spend in watching, do or make while watching |
| 9 | Latin | vigil | awake, watching, alert; watchman, guard,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | weǵ- | lively, awake; strong |
via English able
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | able | Easy to use; Suitable; competent; Liable to |
| 2 | Middle English | able | capable, expert, qualified, skilful, competent |
| 3 | Old French | able | able; capable |
| 4 | Latin | habilis | able to have/possess/maintain; having sufficient... |
| 5 | Latin | -ilis | -ile |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -elis | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -elis | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |