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
- lookout, watchtower; reef; lookout
Ancestry of “vigía”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Portuguese | vigia | watch; lookout; watchtower; peephole |
| 2 | Portuguese | vigiar | to watch; to observe something carefully |
| 3 | Old Portuguese | vigiar | — |
| 4 | Latin | vigilāre | — |
| 5 | Latin | vigil | awake, watching, alert; watchman, guard,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | weǵ- | lively, awake; strong |
Words derived from “vigía”