Where does “supraveghetor” come from?
supraveghetor (Romanian) comes from Romanian supraveghea, from French surveiller, from Old French surveillier, from Old French veillier, from Vulgar Latin viglare, from Latin vigilō, from Latin vigil, from Proto-Indo-European weǵ- — lively, awake; strong.
supraveghetor (Romanian): supervisor
Definitions
- supervisor
Ancestry of “supraveghetor”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | supraveghea | to supervise, oversee, look after, watch |
| 2 | French | surveiller | to monitor, to survey, to watch |
| 3 | Old French | surveillier | to keep watch over |
| 4 | Old French | veillier | to be awake |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | viglare | — |
| 6 | Latin | vigilō | to watch through, spend in watching, do or make while watching |
| 7 | Latin | vigil | awake, watching, alert; watchman, guard,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | weǵ- | lively, awake; strong |