Where does “villi” come from?

villi (Norman) comes from Old French veillier, from Vulgar Latin viglare, from Latin vigilō, from Latin vigil, from Proto-Indo-European weǵ- — lively, awake; strong.

villi (Norman): to watch over

Definitions

  1. to watch over

Ancestry of “villi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchveillierto be awake
2Vulgar Latinviglare—
3Latinvigilōto watch through, spend in watching, do or make while watching
4Latinvigilawake, watching, alert; watchman, guard,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵ-lively, awake; strong
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵ- →Every word from Latin vigil →Every word from Latin vigilō →