Where does “surveiller” come from?

surveiller (French) comes from Old French surveillier, from Old French veillier, from Vulgar Latin viglare, from Latin vigilō, from Latin vigil, from Proto-Indo-European weǵ- — lively, awake; strong.

surveiller (French): to monitor, to survey, to watch

Definitions

  1. to monitor, to survey, to watch

Ancestry of “surveiller”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchsurveillierto keep watch over
2Old Frenchveillierto be awake
3Vulgar Latinviglare
4Latinvigilōto watch through, spend in watching, do or make while watching
5Latinvigilawake, watching, alert; watchman, guard,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵ-lively, awake; strong

Words derived from “surveiller

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵ-Every word from Latin vigilEvery word from Latin vigilō