Where does “vigilant” come from?
Vigilant comes from French vigilant, from Latin vigilans, the present participle of vigilo, derived from Latin vigil meaning watchful, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European weǵ-.
vigilant (English): Watchful, especially for danger or disorder;...
Definitions
- Watchful, especially for danger or disorder;...
Ancestry of “vigilant”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | vigilant | vigilant |
| 2 | Latin | vigilans | watching; vigilant, watchful, alert; vigilant,... |
| 3 | Latin | vigilāre | — |
| 4 | Latin | vigil | awake, watching, alert; watchman, guard,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | weǵ- | lively, awake; strong |
Words derived from “vigilant”