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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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchveillierto be awake
2Vulgar Latinviglare—
3Latinvigilō—
4Latinvigilawake, watching, alert; watchman, guard,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵ-lively, awake; strong

Words derived from “surveillier”

  • surveillance
  • immunosurveillance
  • countersurveillance
  • biosurveillance
  • sousveillance
  • antisurveillance
  • serosurveillance
  • cybersurveillance
  • oversurveillance
  • re-surveillance
  • geosurveillance
  • sousveillance
  • télésurveillance
  • surveillance
  • surveiller
  • surveillance
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