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Where does “invigilatus” come from?

invigilatus (Latin) comes from Latin invigilo, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

invigilatus (Latin): having been watched over

Definitions

  1. having been watched over

Ancestry of “invigilatus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatininvigiloI stay awake, watch over
2Latinīn-—
3Latinîn—
4Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
5Proto-Italicenin
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →