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Where does “insurgently” come from?

insurgently (English) comes from English insurgent, from Latin īnsurgentem, from Latin surgō, from Latin subrigo, from Latin regō, from Proto-Italic regō, from Proto-Indo-European h₃réǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.

insurgently (English): In an insurgent manner

Definitions

  1. In an insurgent manner

Ancestry of “insurgently”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishinsurgentRebellious, opposing authority; One of several...
2Latinīnsurgentem—
3Latinsurgō—
4LatinsubrigoI lift up, I straighten
5Latinregō—
6Proto-Italicregō—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃réǵetito be straightening, to be setting upright
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just
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