Where does “surveillé” come from?
surveillé (Louisiana Creole) comes from French surveiller, from Old French surveillier, from Old French veillier, from Vulgar Latin viglare, from Latin vigilō, from Latin vigil, from Proto-Indo-European weǵ- — lively, awake; strong.
surveillé (Louisiana Creole): to monitor, survey
Definitions
- to monitor, survey
Ancestry of “surveillé”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | surveiller | to monitor, to survey, to watch |
| 2 | Old French | surveillier | to keep watch over |
| 3 | Old French | veillier | to be awake |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | viglare | — |
| 5 | Latin | vigilō | to watch through, spend in watching, do or make while watching |
| 6 | Latin | vigil | awake, watching, alert; watchman, guard,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | weǵ- | lively, awake; strong |