Where does “vigil” come from?
Vigil comes from Middle English vigile, from Old French vigile, from Latin vigilia meaning watchfulness or wakefulness, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European weǵ-.
vigil (English): An instance of keeping awake during normal...
Definitions
- An instance of keeping awake during normal...
Ancestry of “vigil”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | vigile | a devotional watching |
| 2 | Old French | vigile | — |
| 3 | Latin | vigilia | watch, vigil; wakefulness; city guard,... |
| 4 | Latin | vigil | awake, watching, alert; watchman, guard,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | weǵ- | lively, awake; strong |