Where does “esveiller” come from?

esveiller (Middle French) comes from Old French esveiller, from Vulgar Latin exviglare, from Latin exvigilāre, from Latin evigilāre.

esveiller (Middle French): to wake up; to awaken

Definitions

  1. to wake up; to awaken

Ancestry of “esveiller”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old FrenchesveillerAlternative form of esveillier
2Vulgar Latinexviglare
3Latinexvigilāre
4Latinevigilāre

Words derived from “esveiller

Every word from Latin evigilāreEvery word from Latin exvigilāreEvery word from Vulgar Latin exviglare