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Where does “radiosveglia” come from?

radiosveglia (Italian) comes from Italian sveglia, from Italian svegliare, from Old Occitan esvelhar, from Vulgar Latin exvigilare, from Latin evigilo, from Latin vigilō, from Latin vigil, from Proto-Indo-European weǵ- — lively, awake; strong.

radiosveglia (Italian): radio alarm, clock radio

Definitions

  1. radio alarm, clock radio

Ancestry of “radiosveglia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiansvegliawaking up, waking up time; alarm clock; early...
2Italiansvegliareto wake up; to energize; to stimulate; to alert;...
3Old Occitanesvelhar—
4Vulgar Latinexvigilare—
5LatinevigiloI wake up, awaken; I am wakeful or vigilant; I...
6Latinvigilō—
7Latinvigilawake, watching, alert; watchman, guard,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵ-lively, awake; strong
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