Where does “vegliare” come from?

vegliare (Italian) comes from Old Occitan velhar, from Latin vigilare, from Latin vigilo, from Latin vigil, from Proto-Indo-European weǵ- — lively, awake; strong.

vegliare (Italian): to watch over; to stay up; to keep a vigil

Definitions

  1. to watch over; to stay up; to keep a vigil

Ancestry of “vegliare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Occitanvelhar—
2Latinvigilarepresent active infinitive of vigilō;...
3LatinvigiloI watch through, spend in watching, do or make...
4Latinvigilawake, watching, alert; watchman, guard,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵ-lively, awake; strong

Words derived from “vegliare”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵ- →Every word from Latin vigil →Every word from Latin vigilo →