Where does “urgent” come from?
urgent (French) comes from Latin urgentem, from Latin urgens, from Latin urgeo, from Proto-Italic worɣēō, from Proto-Indo-European w(o)rǵʰ-eye-, from Proto-Indo-European werǵʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
urgent (French): urgent
Definitions
- urgent
Ancestry of “urgent”, step by step
urgent traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin urgentem
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | urgentem | accusative masculine singular of urgēns;... |
| 2 | Latin | urgens | urging |
| 3 | Latin | urgeo | I press, push, force, drive, urge; I weigh down,... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | worɣēō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | w(o)rǵʰ-eye- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | werǵʰ- | bind, squeeze; to bind, squeeze; to turn, twist,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wēr- | true |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |