Where does “svegliatezza” come from?
svegliatezza (Italian) comes from Italian sveglio, 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.
svegliatezza (Italian): alertness; readiness; awakening
Definitions
- alertness; readiness; awakening
Ancestry of “svegliatezza”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | sveglio | awake; alert; ready; cunning |
| 2 | Italian | svegliare | to wake up; to energize; to stimulate; to alert;... |
| 3 | Old Occitan | esvelhar | — |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | exvigilare | — |
| 5 | Latin | evigilo | I wake up, awaken; I am wakeful or vigilant; I... |
| 6 | Latin | vigilō | to watch through, spend in watching, do or make while watching |
| 7 | Latin | vigil | awake, watching, alert; watchman, guard,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | weǵ- | lively, awake; strong |