veiller
Middle French
verb
Definitions
- to be awake
Etymology
Inherited from Old French veillier inherited from Latin vigilo, vigilare.
Origin
Latin
vigilo, vigilare
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- *viglāre Latin
- vigilare Latin
- vigilo, vigilare Latin
- surveiller French
- veiller French
- veilleur French
- vigiler French
- surveillier Old French
- veillier Old French
- villi Norman
- vigiar Old Portuguese
- veye Mauritian Creole
- voillai Bourguignon
- veye Seychellois Creole