Where does “vigía” come from?

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

vigía (Spanish): lookout, watchtower; reef; lookout

Definitions

  1. lookout, watchtower; reef; lookout

Ancestry of “vigía”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesevigiawatch; lookout; watchtower; peephole
2Portuguesevigiarto watch; to observe something carefully
3Old Portuguesevigiar—
4Latinvigilāre—
5Latinvigilawake, watching, alert; watchman, guard,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵ-lively, awake; strong

Words derived from “vigía”

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