English
geosurveillance
From geo- + surveillance.
Formed from geo- + surveillance
Proto-Indo-European *weǵ- ‘to be lively, awake’
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Old French veillier ‘to stay awake’
Old French surveillier ‘to keep watch over’
French surveiller ‘to watch, oversee’
French surveillance ‘a watching over, overseeing, supervision’
English surveillance
Today it means
noun The surveillance of geographical movements and activities.
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Etymograph / geosurveillance