Where does “surveillier” come from?

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

surveillier (Old French): to keep watch over

Definitions

  1. to keep watch over

Ancestry of “surveillier”, step by step

surveillier traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French veillier

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

via Old French sur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchsursour, biter
2Frankishsūracidic, sour; sour, acidic
3Proto-Germanicsūrazsour, acidic
4Proto-Indo-EuropeansuHróssour, salty, bitter

Words derived from “surveillier

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵ-Every word from Latin vigilEvery word from Latin vigilō