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Where does “veiller” come from?

veiller (Old French) comes from Latin vigilāre, from Latin vigil, from Proto-Indo-European weǵ- — lively, awake; strong.

veiller (Old French): to be awake; to be alert

Definitions

  1. to be awake; to be alert

Ancestry of “veiller”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvigilāre—
2Latinvigilawake, watching, alert; watchman, guard,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵ-lively, awake; strong

Words derived from “veiller”

  • surveillance
  • immunosurveillance
  • countersurveillance
  • biosurveillance
  • sousveillance
  • antisurveillance
  • serosurveillance
  • cybersurveillance
  • oversurveillance
  • geosurveillance
  • dorveille
  • re-surveillance
  • télésurveillance
  • veilleur
  • sousveillance
  • surveillance
  • surveiller
  • veiller
  • surveillance
  • dorveille
  • veiller
  • dorveille
  • veigler
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