Where does “vixilante” come from?

vixilante (Galician) comes from Latin vigilans, from Latin vigilāre, from Latin vigil, from Proto-Indo-European weǵ- — lively, awake; strong.

vixilante (Galician): watchman, guard

Definitions

  1. watchman, guard

Ancestry of “vixilante”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvigilanswatching; vigilant, watchful, alert; vigilant,...
2Latinvigilāre
3Latinvigilawake, watching, alert; watchman, guard,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵ-lively, awake; strong
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵ-
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