Etymology

resurge

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Today it means: To rise again; to go through a period of renewed vigor or vitality. Full definition →

Latin resurgō ← Proto-Italic *regō ← Proto-Indo-European *h₃réǵeti
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  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*upó
  4. Proto-Italic*supo
  5. Latinsub
  6. Latinsub-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₃reǵ-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₃réǵeti
  9. Proto-Italic*regō
  10. Latinregō
  11. Latinsubrigō
  12. Latinsurrigō
  13. Latinsurgō
  14. Latinresurgō
  15. English todayresurge

Borrowed from Latin resurgō (“rise again”).

Words from the same roots

Latinresurgō all →

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