Etymology

insurgency

in·sur·gen·cy
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Today it means: rebellion; revolt; the state of being insurgent Full definition →

English insurgent ← Latin īnsurgentem ← Proto-Italic *regō
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Proto-Italic*en
  3. Proto-Italic*en-
  4. Latinin-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*upó
  6. Proto-Italic*supo
  7. Latinsub
  8. Latinsub-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*h₃reǵ-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*h₃réǵeti
  11. Proto-Italic*regō
  12. Latinregō
  13. Latinsubrigō
  14. Latinsurrigō
  15. Latinsurgō
  16. Latinīnsurgō
  17. Latinīnsurgentem
  18. Englishinsurgent
  19. English todayinsurgency

From insurgent + -cy.

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