insurgent

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. English todayinsurgent

From Latin īnsurgentem, accusative singular of īnsurgēns, present active participle of īnsurgō (“to rise up against, revolt”), from in (“against”) + surgō (“to rise”), itself from sub (“up from below”) + regō (“to guide, direct, rule, govern, administer”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- (“to move in a straight line, to rule, guide, lead straight, put right”).

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