veille
French
noun
Definitions
- the day before, the eve
- wakefulness
- (night) watch, vigil
Etymology
Inherited from Latin vigilia (wakefulness, watch).
Origin
Latin
vigilia
Gloss
wakefulness, watch
Concept
Semantic Field
Modern world
Ontological Category
Action/Process
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- vigilia Latin
- avant French
- avant-veille French
- vigie French
- vela Spanish, Castilian
- vigilia Spanish, Castilian
- vigía Spanish, Castilian
- *weǵ- Proto-Indo-European
- vela Portuguese
- vigília Portuguese
- vigile Old French
- vigília Catalan, Valencian
- gwylio Welsh
- gŵyl Welsh
- féil Old Irish
- félire Old Irish
- gouel Breton
- gol Cornish
- voille Bourguignon