Where does “antiinsurgency” come from?
antiinsurgency (English) comes from English insurgency, from English insurgent, from Latin īnsurgentem, from Latin surgō, from Latin subrigo, from Latin regō, from Proto-Italic regō, from Proto-Indo-European h₃réǵeti — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.
antiinsurgency (English): Opposing or countering insurgency
Definitions
- Opposing or countering insurgency
Ancestry of “antiinsurgency”, step by step
antiinsurgency traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English insurgency
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | insurgency | rebellion; revolt; the state of being insurgent |
| 2 | English | insurgent | Rebellious, opposing authority; One of several... |
| 3 | Latin | īnsurgentem | — |
| 4 | Latin | surgō | to rise; to arise; to rise from bed; to get up; to stand up |
| 5 | Latin | subrigo | I lift up, I straighten |
| 6 | Latin | regō | to rule, govern, direct |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | regō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃réǵeti | to be straightening, to be setting upright |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |