Where does “éveil” come from?

éveil (French) comes from French éveiller, from Middle French esveiller, from Old French esveiller, from Vulgar Latin exviglare, from Latin exvigilāre, from Latin evigilāre.

éveil (French): wakefulness, vigil; arousal

Definitions

  1. wakefulness, vigil; arousal

Ancestry of “éveil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchéveillerto stimulate; to kindle; to waken
2Middle Frenchesveillerto wake up; to awaken
3Old FrenchesveillerAlternative form of esveillier
4Vulgar Latinexviglare—
5Latinexvigilāre—
6Latinevigilāre—
Every word from Latin evigilāre →