Where does “surgent” come from?
surgent (English) comes from Latin surgens, from Latin surgo, 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.
surgent (English): Surging; rising
Definitions
- Surging; rising
Ancestry of “surgent”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | surgens | getting up, arising |
| 2 | Latin | surgo | I rise, get up, I arise; I lift up, I straighten |
| 3 | Latin | subrigo | I lift up, I straighten |
| 4 | Latin | regō | to rule, govern, direct |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | regō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃réǵeti | to be straightening, to be setting upright |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |