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Where does “surgō” come from?

surgō (Latin) comes 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.

Ancestry of “surgō”, step by step

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