Where does “sârguință” come from?
sârguință (Romanian) comes from Romanian sârgui, from Romanian sârg, from Hungarian sürgős, from Latin surgō, from Latin subrigo, from Latin regō, from Proto-Italic regō, from Proto-Indo-European h₃réǵeti — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.
sârguință (Romanian): industry; zeal; diligence
Definitions
- industry; zeal; diligence
Ancestry of “sârguință”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | sârgui | to strive |
| 2 | Romanian | sârg | diligence, swiftness |
| 3 | Hungarian | sürgős | urgent |
| 4 | Latin | surgō | to rise; to arise; to rise from bed; to get up; to stand up |
| 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 |