Where does “urgent” come from?

urgent (Middle French) comes from Latin urgēns, from Latin urgeō, from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- — to make.

urgent (Middle French): pressing, impelling

Definitions

  1. pressing, impelling

Ancestry of “urgent”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinurgēnsurging
2Latinurgeōto press, push, force, drive, urge (forward); to stimulate
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵ-to make

Words derived from “urgent”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- →Every word from Latin urgeō →Every word from Latin urgēns →