Where does “vigile” come from?

vigile (Middle English) comes from Old French vigile, from Latin vigilia, from Latin vigil, from Proto-Indo-European weǵ- — lively, awake; strong.

vigile (Middle English): a devotional watching

Definitions

  1. a devotional watching

Ancestry of “vigile”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchvigile—
2Latinvigiliawatch, vigil; wakefulness; city guard,...
3Latinvigilawake, watching, alert; watchman, guard,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵ-lively, awake; strong

Words derived from “vigile”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵ- →Every word from Latin vigil →Every word from Latin vigilia →