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Where does “veiller” come from?

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

veiller (French): To stay up, sit up; To keep guard, keep watch; To...

Definitions

  1. To stay up, sit up; To keep guard, keep watch; To...

Ancestry of “veiller”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchveillerto be awake
2Old Frenchveillierto be awake
3Vulgar Latinviglare—
4Latinvigilō—
5Latinvigilawake, watching, alert; watchman, guard,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵ-lively, awake; strong

Words derived from “veiller”

  • surveillance
  • immunosurveillance
  • countersurveillance
  • biosurveillance
  • sousveillance
  • antisurveillance
  • serosurveillance
  • cybersurveillance
  • oversurveillance
  • re-surveillance
  • geosurveillance
  • sousveillance
  • télésurveillance
  • veilleur
  • surveillance
  • surveiller
  • surveillance
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