Where does “unvigilance” come from?
unvigilance (English) comes from English vigilance, from Middle French vigilance, from Latin vigilantia, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
unvigilance (English): Lack of vigilance
Definitions
- Lack of vigilance
Ancestry of “unvigilance”, step by step
unvigilance traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English vigilance
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | vigilance | Alert watchfulness; Close and continuous... |
| 2 | Middle French | vigilance | — |
| 3 | Latin | vigilantia | vigilance, alertness; wakefulness |
| 4 | Latin | -ia | Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually... |
| 5 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |