Where does “vigiar” come from?

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

vigiar (Portuguese): to watch; to observe something carefully

Definitions

  1. to watch; to observe something carefully

Ancestry of “vigiar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesevigiar—
2Latinvigilāre—
3Latinvigilawake, watching, alert; watchman, guard,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵ-lively, awake; strong

Words derived from “vigiar”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵ- →Every word from Latin vigil →Every word from Latin vigilāre →