Where does “bízia” come from?

bízia (Kabuverdianu) comes from Portuguese vigiar, from Old Portuguese vigiar, from Latin vigilāre, from Latin vigil, from Proto-Indo-European weǵ- — lively, awake; strong.

bízia (Kabuverdianu): to watch

Definitions

  1. to watch

Ancestry of “bízia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesevigiarto watch; to observe something carefully
2Old Portuguesevigiar
3Latinvigilāre
4Latinvigilawake, watching, alert; watchman, guard,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵ-lively, awake; strong
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵ-Every word from Latin vigilEvery word from Latin vigilāre
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