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Where does “urgueo” come from?

urgueo (Latin) comes 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.

urgueo (Latin): Alternative form of urgeō

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of urgeō

Ancestry of “urgueo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinurgeoI press, push, force, drive, urge; I weigh down,...
2Proto-Italicworɣēō—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanw(o)rǵʰ-eye-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵʰ-bind, squeeze; to bind, squeeze; to turn, twist,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “urgueo”

  • urguens
  • urguendus
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