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Where does “risorgere” come from?

risorgere (Italian) comes from Latin resurgere, from Latin surgere, 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.

risorgere (Italian): to rise again; to revive

Definitions

  1. to rise again; to revive

Ancestry of “risorgere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinresurgerepresent active infinitive of resurgō; rise again;...
2Latinsurgeresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
3LatinsurgoI rise, get up, I arise; I lift up, I straighten
4LatinsubrigoI lift up, I straighten
5Latinregō—
6Proto-Italicregō—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃réǵetito be straightening, to be setting upright
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just

Words derived from “risorgere”

  • Risorgimento
  • risorto
  • Risorgimento
  • risorgimento
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- →