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
Ancestry of “urgent”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | urgēns | — |
| 2 | Latin | urgeō | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | werǵ- | to make |
Words derived from “urgent”