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Where does “vigilantia” come from?

vigilantia (Latin) comes from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

vigilantia (Latin): vigilance, alertness; wakefulness

Definitions

  1. vigilance, alertness; wakefulness

Ancestry of “vigilantia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-iaUsed to form a feminine abstract noun, usually...
2Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
3Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
4Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “vigilantia”

  • vigilance
  • hypervigilance
  • pharmacovigilance
  • vigilancy
  • haemovigilance
  • invigilance
  • hemovigilance
  • toxicovigilance
  • biovigilance
  • videovigilancia
  • vigilancia
  • hémovigilance
  • vigilance
  • vigilància
  • vixilancia
  • vigilență
  • vigilance
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