desvelar.
to prevent someone from sleeping; to keep awake
Meaning & usage
to prevent someone from sleeping; to keep awake
to be unable to sleep
to be vigilant
to work tirelessly
Where this word comes from
From des- + velar, or more likely derived from Latin ēvigilāre (“awaken”), with the prefix des-, from Latin dis-; compare Portuguese desvelar, Catalan desvetllar, Occitan desvelhar.
to reveal, unveil
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ ▲ Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Old Spanish des- Spanish des- Spanish velar Spanish desvelar From des- + velar (“to veil”).
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