Where does “insurecție” come from?
insurecție (Romanian) comes from French insurrection, from Late Latin insurrectio, from Latin insurgo, from Latin surgo, from Latin subrigo, from Latin regō, from Proto-Italic regō, from Proto-Indo-European h₃réǵeti — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.
insurecție (Romanian): insurrection
Definitions
- insurrection
Ancestry of “insurecție”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | insurrection | insurgency, insurrection |
| 2 | Late Latin | insurrectio | A rising up; insurrection, rebellion |
| 3 | Latin | insurgo | I rise up |
| 4 | Latin | surgo | I rise, get up, I arise; I lift up, I straighten |
| 5 | Latin | subrigo | I lift up, I straighten |
| 6 | Latin | regō | to rule, govern, direct |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | regō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃réǵeti | to be straightening, to be setting upright |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |