noun
Origin: Fr < It vedetta, altered (infl. by vedere, to see) < veletta, sentry box < Sp vela, vigil < velar, to watch < L vigilare: see vigil
See vedette in American Heritage Dictionary 4
also vi·dette
nounOrigin:
Origin: French
Origin: , from Italian vedetta
Origin: , alteration (influenced by vedere, to see)
Origin: of veletta
Origin: , probably from Spanish vela, watch
Origin: , from velar, to watch
Origin: , from Latin vigilāre, to watch through the night
Origin: , from vigil, awake; see weg- in Indo-European roots
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