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Where does “surto” come from?

surto (Portuguese) comes from Latin surctus, from Latin surrectus, 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.

surto (Portuguese): surge; outbreak; breakdown

Definitions

  1. surge; outbreak; breakdown

Ancestry of “surto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsurctus—
2Latinsurrectusgotten up, having been gotten up, arisen, having...
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
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