Etymology

Veglia

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Italian Veglia ← Dalmatian Vicla ← Vulgar Latin vecla
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  1. Vulgar Latin · derived fromvecla“old”
  2. Dalmatian · derived fromVicla
  3. Italian · borrowed fromVeglia
  4. English todayVeglia

From Italian Veglia, from Venetan, from Vegliot Dalmatian Vicla, possibly from Vulgar Latin vecla (“old”).

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