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Surveillance

2 stages from French to English.

Today it means close observation of a person, group, or place, especially by authorities
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Stage 1 of 2
surveiller
French · 1700s
"to watch over"
to watch over, from sur (over) and veiller (to watch)
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Stage 2 of 2
surveillance
English · 1800s
"close observation of a person or place"
settled as the word for close observation, especially of a suspected person
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