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