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Where does “insurgere” come from?

insurgere (Latin) comes from Latin insurgo, 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.

insurgere (Latin): present active infinitive of īnsurgō

Definitions

  1. present active infinitive of īnsurgō

Ancestry of “insurgere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatininsurgoI rise up
2LatinsurgoI rise, get up, I arise; I lift up, I straighten
3LatinsubrigoI lift up, I straighten
4Latinregō—
5Proto-Italicregō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃réǵetito be straightening, to be setting upright
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just

Words derived from “insurgere”

  • insorgere
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