Where does “urgir” come from?

urgir (Catalan) comes from Latin urgere, from Latin urgeo, from Proto-Italic worɣēō, from Proto-Indo-European w(o)rǵʰ-eye-, from Proto-Indo-European werǵʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

urgir (Catalan): to be urgent

Definitions

  1. to be urgent

Ancestry of “urgir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinurgerepresent active infinitive of urgeō; second-person...
2LatinurgeoI press, push, force, drive, urge; I weigh down,...
3Proto-Italicworɣēō
4Proto-Indo-Europeanw(o)rǵʰ-eye-
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵʰ-bind, squeeze; to bind, squeeze; to turn, twist,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer-Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēr-Every word from Proto-Indo-European werǵʰ-