Where does “vigiar” come from?

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

vigiar (Spanish): to spy on (someone)

Definitions

  1. to spy on (someone)

Ancestry of “vigiar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesevigiarto watch; to observe something carefully
2Old Portuguesevigiar—
3Latinvigilāre—
4Latinvigilawake, watching, alert; watchman, guard,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵ-lively, awake; strong
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵ- →Every word from Latin vigil →Every word from Latin vigilāre →