vedette (n.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict[vedette 词源字典]
"mounted sentinel placed in advance of an outpost," 1680s, from French vedette (16c.), from Italian (Florentine) vedetta "watch tower, peep hole," probably from vedere "to see," from Latin videre "to see" (see vision).[vedette etymology, vedette origin, 英语词源]