Where does “sorreggere” come from?

sorreggere (Italian) comes from Italian reggere, from Latin regō, from Proto-Italic regō, from Proto-Indo-European h₃réǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.

sorreggere (Italian): to support, hold up; to sustain; to help through...

Definitions

  1. to support, hold up; to sustain; to help through...

Ancestry of “sorreggere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianreggereto bear, to hold up, to support, to carry, to...
2Latinregōto rule, govern, direct
3Proto-Italicregō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃réǵetito be straightening, to be setting upright
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just

Words derived from “sorreggere”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃réǵeti →Every word from Proto-Italic regō →