Where does “microsurge” come from?
microsurge (English) comes from English surge, from Middle English surgen, from Middle French sourgir, from Old French surgir, from Old Catalan surgir, from Latin surgō, from Latin subrigo, from Latin regō — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.
microsurge (English): A surge in a very small electric current
Definitions
- A surge in a very small electric current
Ancestry of “microsurge”, step by step
microsurge traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English surge
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | surge | A sudden transient rush, flood or increase; The... |
| 2 | Middle English | surgen | — |
| 3 | Middle French | sourgir | — |
| 4 | Old French | surgir | to rise, ride near the shore, arrive, land |
| 5 | Old Catalan | surgir | — |
| 6 | Latin | surgō | to rise; to arise; to rise from bed; to get up; to stand up |
| 7 | Latin | subrigo | I lift up, I straighten |
| 8 | Latin | regō | to rule, govern, direct |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | regō | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃réǵeti | to be straightening, to be setting upright |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |