Where does “vigilante” come from?
vigilante (Tagalog) comes from English vigilante, from Spanish vigilante, from Latin vigilans, from Latin vigilāre, from Latin vigil, from Proto-Indo-European weǵ- — lively, awake; strong.
vigilante (Tagalog): vigilante; a person suspected to be involved in...
Definitions
- vigilante; a person suspected to be involved in...
Ancestry of “vigilante”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | vigilante | A person who considers it their own... |
| 2 | Spanish | vigilante | watchful, alert, wakeful; guard, watchman |
| 3 | Latin | vigilans | watching; vigilant, watchful, alert; vigilant,... |
| 4 | Latin | vigilāre | — |
| 5 | Latin | vigil | awake, watching, alert; watchman, guard,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | weǵ- | lively, awake; strong |