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vigil.

sentry, guard; fireman, member of Roman fire/police brigade; watchman;

5 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

adj[ˈwɪ.ɡɪɫ]Classical-Latin[ˈviː.d͡ʒil]

  1. awake, watching, alert

    declension-3 · one-termination
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *weǵ-der. Proto-Indo-European *weǵlis Proto-Italic *weglis Latin vigil Derived from Proto-Indo-European *weǵ- (“to be strong, lively, awake”), whence vigeō.

noun[ˈwɪ.ɡɪɫ]Classical-Latin[ˈviː.d͡ʒil]

  1. watchman, guard, sentinel; constable, fireman; angel

    declension-3 · masculine

  2. the watch, police, constabulary

    declension-3 · in-plural · masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *weǵ-der. Proto-Indo-European *weǵlis Proto-Italic *weglis Latin vigil Derived from Proto-Indo-European *weǵ- (“to be strong, lively, awake”), whence vigeō.

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