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Where does “vigilare” come from?

vigilare (Italian) comes from Latin vigilāre, from Latin vigil, from Proto-Indo-European weǵ- — lively, awake; strong.

vigilare (Italian): To supervise, to monitor, to guard, to keep an...

Definitions

  1. To supervise, to monitor, to guard, to keep an...

Ancestry of “vigilare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvigilāre—
2Latinvigilawake, watching, alert; watchman, guard,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵ-lively, awake; strong

Words derived from “vigilare”

  • vigilante
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