Where does “vigilantness” come from?
vigilantness (English) comes from English vigilant, from French vigilant, from Latin vigilans, from Latin vigilāre, from Latin vigil, from Proto-Indo-European weǵ- — lively, awake; strong.
vigilantness (English): The quality of being vigilant
Definitions
- The quality of being vigilant
Ancestry of “vigilantness”, step by step
vigilantness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English vigilant
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | vigilant | Watchful, especially for danger or disorder;... |
| 2 | French | vigilant | vigilant |
| 3 | Latin | vigilans | watching; vigilant, watchful, alert; vigilant,... |
| 4 | Latin | vigilāre | — |
| 5 | Latin | vigil | awake, watching, alert; watchman, guard,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | weǵ- | lively, awake; strong |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |