Where does “vigilantly” come from?
Vigilantly derives from English vigilant, from French vigilant, from Latin vigilans, the present participle of vigilo meaning to keep watch, from vigil meaning awake or watchful, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European weǵ- meaning to be strong or lively.
vigilantly (English): In a vigilant manner
Definitions
- In a vigilant manner
Ancestry of “vigilantly”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | -ly | Used to form adjectives from nouns, the... |
| 2 | English | grisly | Horrifyingly repellent; gruesome, terrifying;... |
| 3 | Middle English | grisely | — |
| 4 | Old English | grisliċ | grisly, horrible; dreadful, horrid |
| 5 | Old English | -līċ | suffix forming {{glossary|adjective}}s meaning... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *-līk | — |