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Where does “insurrecto” come from?

insurrecto (Spanish) comes from Latin insurrectus, from Latin īnsurgō, 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.

insurrecto (Spanish): rebel; rebellious; rebel

Definitions

  1. rebel; rebellious; rebel

Ancestry of “insurrecto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latininsurrectus
2Latinīnsurgō—
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

Words derived from “insurrecto”

  • insurrecto
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