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Where does “resurgent” come from?

Resurgent comes from Latin resurgent, the present participle of surgere, meaning to rise again, combining re- (again) and surgere (to rise), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European wer- (to turn or bend).

resurgent (English): Undergoing a resurgence; experiencing renewed...

Definitions

  1. Undergoing a resurgence; experiencing renewed...

Ancestry of “resurgent”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishre-again, anew; a completive or intensification of...
2Middle Englishre-—
3Old Frenchre-re-
4Latinrĕ-—
5Latinprōdūcō—
6Latinprō-—
7Proto-Italic*pro-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
10Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “resurgent”

  • nonresurgent
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