Where does “insurrectionary” come from?
Insurrectionary derives from English insurrection, from Latin insurgō meaning to rise up, from in and regō meaning to direct or rule, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ne.
insurrectionary (English): Pertaining to, or characterized by, insurrection;...
Definitions
- Pertaining to, or characterized by, insurrection;...
Ancestry of “insurrectionary”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | insurrection | A violent uprising of part or all of a national... |
| 2 | Middle French | insurrection | — |
| 3 | Latin | insurrectio | A rising up; insurrection, rebellion |
| 4 | Latin | -tiō | — |
| 5 | Latin | dissertātiō | — |
| 6 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 7 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 8 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 9 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 10 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
Words derived from “insurrectionary”