The story
- Latin · derived fromvigilans
- French · derived fromvigilant
- English todayvigilant
From French vigilant or its source, Latin vigilans, present participle of vigilare (“stay awake”), from vigil (“awake”). Doublet of vigilante, from Spanish. Displaced Old English wacor.
Words from the same roots
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.