evigilo

Latin

Etymology

From ex- (out of, from) +‎ vigilō (watch).

Pronunciation

Verb

ēvigilō (present infinitive ēvigilāre, perfect active ēvigilāvī, supine ēvigilātum); first conjugation

  1. (intransitive) to wake up, awaken
  2. (intransitive) to be wakeful or vigilant
  3. (transitive) to watch through the night, pass without sleeping
  4. (transitive, figuratively) to elaborate carefully, devise, compose, prepare

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • ēvigilātiō

Descendants

  • English: evigilate (learned)

Through variant Vulgar Latin *exvigilāre:

References

  • evigilo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • evigilo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • evigilo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.