Etymology

countersurveillance

Today it means: The art or practice of evading surveillance. Full definition →

English surveillance ← French surveillance ← Old French surveillier
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  3. Proto-Italic*kom
  4. Proto-Italic*kom-
  5. Proto-Italic*komteros
  6. Proto-Italic*komterād
  7. Latincontrā
  8. Old Frenchcontre-
  9. Anglo-Normancountre-
  10. Middle Englishcounter-
  11. Englishcounter-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  13. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  14. Proto-Italic*super
  15. Latinsuper
  16. Latinsuper-
  17. Old Frenchsur-
  18. Proto-Indo-European*weǵ-
  19. Proto-Indo-European*weǵlis
  20. Proto-Italic*weglis
  21. Latinvigil
  22. Latinvigilō
  23. Latinvigilāre
  24. Vulgar Latin*viglāre
  25. Old Frenchveillier
  26. Old Frenchsurveillier
  27. Frenchsurveiller
  28. Frenchsurveillance
  29. Englishsurveillance
  30. English todaycountersurveillance

From counter- + surveillance.

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