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Where does “sourgir” come from?

sourgir (Middle French) comes from Old French surgir, from Old Catalan surgir, from Latin surgō, 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 “sourgir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchsurgirto rise, ride near the shore, arrive, land
2Old Catalansurgir—
3Latinsurgō—
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 “sourgir”

  • surge
  • surging
  • resurgence
  • upsurge
  • splurge
  • resurge
  • surgy
  • splurgy
  • antisurge
  • surgeless
  • countersurge
  • surgeth
  • surgest
  • presurge
  • splurger
  • miniresurgence
  • postsurge
  • microsurge
  • surgeful
  • surgen
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