Etymology

vigilate

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Today it means: to monitor, watch over, control Full definition →

Latin vigilo, vigilatus ← Proto-Italic *weglis ← Proto-Indo-European *weǵlis
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*weǵ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*weǵlis
  3. Proto-Italic*weglis
  4. Latinvigil
  5. Latinvigilo, vigilatus
  6. English todayvigilate

Borrowed from Latin vigilo, vigilatus.

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