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surgo.

to rise; to arise; to rise from bed; to get up; to stand up

5 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

verb[ˈsʊr.ɡoː]Classical-Latin[ˈsur.ɡo]
  1. to rise; to arise; to rise from bed; to get up; to stand up

    conjugation-3 · intransitive
  2. to lift up; to straighten

    Old-Latin · conjugation-3 · transitive
  3. to occur; to take place; to arise; to manifest; to spring up

    conjugation-3
  4. to become elevated or prestigious

    conjugation-3 · figuratively
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub- Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *h₃réǵeti Proto-Italic *regō Latin regō Latin subrigō Latin surrigō Latin surgō From subrigō, surrigō, from sub- (“up from below”) + regō (“lead, rule”).

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